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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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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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The group challenged the ban, and it was quashed by the High Court in February. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 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 However, since then, the county has secured a victory after a judge earlier this month quashed a grand jury subpoena seeking the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in the county. — Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 13 July 2026 But the organization's culture and systems quashed the sharing of that information. — Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 At first, the DOJ issued administrative subpoenas, and many of those were quashed in court. — Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 12 June 2026 Despite their apparent frustrations, most Republicans voted against a Democratic measure last week that would have quashed the fund. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 10 June 2026 Behind closed doors, ProPublica revealed, the majority-Republican state Supreme Court quashed the commission’s recommendations that two Republican judges who’d admitted to committing egregious conduct violations be publicly reprimanded. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 5 June 2026 The Indiana state senators who quashed the president’s redistricting scheme there? — David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026

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Meanwhile, officials have quelled concerns about nearby nuclear power stations.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 30 July 2026
As the activist Assata Olugbala Shakur remarks, the chains of oppression can be broken with love, support, and care, and the Black radical imagination cannot be quelled even when our lives are on the line.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Definition of quelled

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The scheduling of two executions – both via lethal injection – in one day comes as Florida has accelerated its pace of executions, even as other states have abolished or paused the practice.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
Under the 1866 treaty, the tribe abolished slavery and granted citizenship to the formerly enslaved.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

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In July, the Ukrainian air force reported a Russian missile failure rate -- including munitions that were intercepted, suppressed or failed to reach their targets -- of around 58%.

— David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The platinum-chromium pairs greatly suppressed both of these deactivation pathways, allowing the catalyst to remain active for longer.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

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Johns Hopkins University introduced a grade covering policy many years ago, but later repealed it.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Thursday’s party-line vote repealed the national broadcast ownership rule, which bars a single company from reaching more than 39% of US TV households over the public airwaves.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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Earlier this year, a gunman from California stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and exchanged fire with Secret Service agents before being subdued.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
After a quiet moment, the family returned to their rental car, the older half subdued, the younger half seemingly unfazed, and began the roughly 45‑minute drive back to their South Maui resort in Wailea.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026

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Gartner has predicted that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by the end of 2027, citing escalating costs, unclear value and inadequate risk controls.

— Ravi Palwe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The city canceled a visit by code inspectors to examine unpermitted walls in the units, marking the latest setback in a years-long fight for residents to reclaim their building, one of Miami’s largest condo towers.

— Joan Chrissos, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Definition of canceled

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The alternative to keeping both players would be waiving Thompson, then signing Smith to a two-way contract via the slot Thompson vacated.

— Tony East, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The report noted that seven Miami-Dade building officials did not submit information to the state, and analysts said Aventura did not respond to questions about whether any buildings had been vacated.

— David Smiley, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

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