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verb (1)

past tense of quash

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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verb (2)

past tense of quash

as in abolished

to put an end to by formal action attorneys asked the court to quash the indictment

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Merz quashed talk within the press and his own party about his possible resignation despite Sunday's losses for his party just two weeks after a crushing defeat in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. — Esme Nicholson, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 The image feels like a private memorial to Russia’s quashed anti-war movement. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 The Department of Justice had argued Google could not be trusted to run the online advertising exchange after Brinkema ruled that Google had illegally quashed competition. — Jody Godoy, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Courts in some cases have quashed subpoenas or ordered the review of grand jury transcripts, and the criminal cases against Comey and New York Atty. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The ruling upheld the January district court decision that first quashed the subpoenas. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026 In 1842, the appellate court reduced the offense from a premeditated breach of duty to a negligent one, acquitted Ebel of founding a sect, and quashed his confinement. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Federal judges have quashed many of the subpoenas as illegitimate efforts to intimidate providers into ending care. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Any attempt to recapture their childhoods was quickly quashed, however, as exemplified by Dee getting her hair caught in a drop-tower ride and Dennis vomiting right next to her. — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026

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The quiet moments of the offseason were eventually quelled by the madness of a young locker room, on a team replete with potential.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Ossoff has repeatedly denied interest in a White House bid, but that hasn’t quelled the talk.

— Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of quelled

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Although California had technically abolished slavery in its 1849 constitution, no legal authority troubled Smith about his human property.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Twenty-three states have abolished it, and three besides California have a moratorium.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolished

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On the first day of his second term, the Republican president repealed a Biden-era executive order aimed in part at guarding against the risks that AI systems pose to consumers, workers and national security.

— Garance Burke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
In the last decade, four states have repealed the death penalty, and another, Washington, took this sanction off its statutes after the state Supreme Court struck it down.

— Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of repealed

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Armed and hooded, the gang was waved in by Black and surprised, subdued, and handcuffed the other security guards.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
The teenager was subdued by the school's principal and taken into custody, according to Polish news agency PAP.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of subdued

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The Vatican had originally estimated a weeklong hospital stay, and had canceled his audiences through Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
In a sign of the impact on the party, MK canceled its flagship Siyathatha rally less than three weeks before South Africa’s municipal elections.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of canceled

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In February, the High Court ruled it unlawful and disproportionate, but the Court of Appeal overturned that ruling in June.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Last year, Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori ⁠challenged the ban and the High Court ruled in her favor in February, before the Court of Appeal overturned that decision in June.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of overturned

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Two other hearings set for next year have also been vacated, and a series of deadlines in coming months are also expected to be impacted by the new order.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Hippler also vacated Kohberger’s status hearing and evidentiary hearing set for June 2027.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026

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