as in to quell
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 to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
attorneys asked the court to quash the indictment
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Recent Examples of quash
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Belichick attempted to quash it all in his statement.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Those hopes appear to have already been quashed, with Alpine second-bottom in the constructors’ standings with just seven points in six races.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Ninety-two years on, however, there are facets of the magazine that have unequivocally improved, and absurdities that have, thank heaven, been quashed.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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The sequence is telling, underscoring the sheer impossibility of justice within a system that has been designed to quash resistance at all levels, from the very bottom to the top.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Belichick attempted to quash it all in his statement.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Those hopes appear to have already been quashed, with Alpine second-bottom in the constructors’ standings with just seven points in six races.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Ninety-two years on, however, there are facets of the magazine that have unequivocally improved, and absurdities that have, thank heaven, been quashed.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for quash
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“Quash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quash. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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