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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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Any hope that a 3-1 win over Cardiff City to progress to the Carabao Cup semi-finals would lighten Maresca’s mood were soon quashed post match.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Moscow managed complex global intelligence operations, supplied arms to insurgents across the globe, quashed national liberation movements in Eastern Europe and the Baltics, and spread communist ideology around the world.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
Oracle did not talk about that on the call Wednesday night, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday morning on CNBC did little to quash those worries.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
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The next day, the maps leaked to the press ahead of their official release, and Republicans attempted to block the redistricting in court — a challenge the California Supreme Court quashed days later.
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“Quash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quash. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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