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as in to quell
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
squashed any effort to reform the country's power structure
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Recent Examples of squash
After leading some of his fellow players in an uprising against the games, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) sees his rebellion instantly squashed.
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Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
So when pickup trucks and cars come zipping along this mile-long stretch of the road — on average about 30 every hour — many newts get squashed.
—Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
Warm season crops are planted or sown after the date of your last frost and do their best during the dog days of summer, such as tomatoes, peppers, and squash.
—Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
This generates powerful tidal forces in stars that get too close, squashing them horizontally and stretching them vertically.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
So when pickup trucks and cars come zipping along this mile-long stretch of the road — on average about 30 every hour — many newts get squashed.
—Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
Warm season crops are planted or sown after the date of your last frost and do their best during the dog days of summer, such as tomatoes, peppers, and squash.
—Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2025
This generates powerful tidal forces in stars that get too close, squashing them horizontally and stretching them vertically.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squash
Verb
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Meanwhile, whole potatoes or potato chunks can be mashed or twice-baked.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2025
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In a salad bowl, mash the anchovies and garlic together to make a paste.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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To further soothe and calm the eye area, ginger and Centella Asiatica (known as cica) help quell inflammation.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2025
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Hearing that others experienced the same symptom for a period helped quell her frenzy.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Britney Haynes once again crushed the reality TV dreams of Danielle Reyes, this time on the season 3 finale of The Traitors.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The curator, Makeda Best, grounds it in images of the crushing routine and casual camaraderie of the office and the factory floor.—
Vince Aletti,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The answer is clear: Our city council clings to an outdated system that suppresses voter engagement.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2025
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From algorithmic bias that suppresses Black creators to the unchecked harassment that drives them offline, the need for digital hubs designed with Black users in mind has never been more urgent.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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The partnership is valid for four years and is expected to open a portfolio of new technology customers in the material processing and pulping industries, per the bulletin.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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The two primary methods are the washed (wet) process, where cherries are pulped, fermented, and washed to remove the mucilage before drying, and the natural (dry) process, where cherries are dried whole with the fruit intact, allowing the beans to absorb fruity flavors.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Canada’s democracy has frayed and strained in the years since, but always held—Quebec’s independence movement was subdued by real concessions from the rest of the provinces, for instance.—
Bill McKibben,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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He was subdued after an officer fired a beanbag round, striking Hermanson and allowing police to arrest him.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Risks remain—policy shifts could stall, or DOGE’s efficiency drive might squeeze budgets—but the upside potential is tantalizing.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Goldman Sachs previously estimated that these tariffs could increase inflation by 1 percent while squeezing U.S. company profits and risking retaliatory measures from other nations.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Obama also addressed the speculation at an April 2011 news conference, following several attempts to quash rumors about his citizenship.—
Katie Smith,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Then, in late January, the campaign to quash the virus was interrupted.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squash. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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