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as in suppressed
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
squashed any effort to reform the country's power structure
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Recent Examples of squashed
Did something get squashed en route, then manhandled by Kennedy?
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Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
The timeline is squashed because these guys are coming out of college so ready, so physically advanced.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
But a double-steal attempt squashed that momentum — Caglianone was thrown out at home plate while trying to score from third.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
West also squashed any social media speculation that AI would be used on certain tracks.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
Grasses went the opposite way, swelling the endosperm to such an extreme that the embryo looks like an afterthought, a bundle squashed into one end of the seed.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
But rumors of the fellow 305ers hooking up were squashed over the weekend, as per Page Six.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Woman, Life, Freedom protests The 2020 election of Joe Biden led to tentative efforts to restore the JCPOA, but any progress made was squashed by the 2021 election of hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi as president of Iran.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
In the morning of pick-up day, the subject does seem squashed.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
The timeline is squashed because these guys are coming out of college so ready, so physically advanced.
—David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
But a double-steal attempt squashed that momentum — Caglianone was thrown out at home plate while trying to score from third.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
West also squashed any social media speculation that AI would be used on certain tracks.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
Grasses went the opposite way, swelling the endosperm to such an extreme that the embryo looks like an afterthought, a bundle squashed into one end of the seed.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
But rumors of the fellow 305ers hooking up were squashed over the weekend, as per Page Six.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Woman, Life, Freedom protests The 2020 election of Joe Biden led to tentative efforts to restore the JCPOA, but any progress made was squashed by the 2021 election of hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi as president of Iran.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
In the morning of pick-up day, the subject does seem squashed.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squashed
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Rather than let Suarez face Stanton a third time with a man on third and two outs after the Yankees slugger mashed a pair of doubles in his first two at bats, Red Sox manager Alex Cora opted for righty Zack Kelly, who forced Stanton to pop out to third.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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However, Byron Buxton mashed a two-run homer in the inning to cut it to a 3-2 lead.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The 2021 army takeover triggered massive public resistance that was brutally suppressed, triggering a bloody civil war that has killed thousands of people.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The market value of media and entertainment stocks remains suppressed, however, amid intensifying competition from tech and streaming companies.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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Additional details shared via Reuters claimed the worker’s lower limbs were crushed in the collapse.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Correa proved to be his toughest matchup of the day, as the Astros’ shortstop crushed a bases-empty blast off the southpaw in the sixth inning to tie the game at two.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Anxiety quelled, the party starts back up, with Bambaataa spinning a record by James Brown.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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What could not be as easily quelled were the puns.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Traditional paths to entry-level work, especially in tech, are already being squeezed as companies automate routine work.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Margins on low-cost airlines are always tight, and fuel is an outsized cost which means they’re already being squeezed hard by the energy shock.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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How the suspect was subdued The shooting incident took place near the main magnetometer screening area at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, according to the Secret Service.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The tone of both parties was subdued.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mellencamp quashed the Reagan camp’s effort, but decades later such unauthorized uses keep occurring.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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Resistance will be quashed before it is even thought of.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Squashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squashed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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