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Synonyms: Verb
clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, repress, silence, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress
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the National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcementRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
The bill was then suspended indefinitely, but that wasn’t enough to quell public anger. — Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, "Bravery and Nihilism Amid the Protests in Hong Kong," 31 Aug. 2019 That wasn't enough to quell outrage from Equinox members, with some canceling their membership. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, "Equinox: Trump fundraiser Stephen Ross doesn't run our company," 15 Aug. 2019 But the average reality might not be enough to quell the concerns of potential EV consumers, who will have to wean themselves from the expectations of the internal-combustion era. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, "Electric Cars Still Face a Major Roadblock," 27 June 2019 After six-plus hours of intense debate, the bill passed 36-24, enough to quell concerns about whether the bill required 31 or 36 votes to pass. — Guest Opinion, oregonlive.com, "Opinion: House Democrats, beware of the weight of your power. It may come back to haunt you.," 14 Jan. 2019 Competitiveness alone hasn't been enough to quell concerns about St. John's Red Storm head coach Chris Mullin, whose athletic director, Anton Goff, is starting to address some of that speculation. — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, "Streaking Xavier men's basketball readies for slumping St. John's," 29 Jan. 2018 The merits of decentralization were clear: As long as the movement had no leaders, the Hong Kong government and Beijing would have a harder time quelling it. — Los Angeles Times, "Hong Kong protesters took their organizing principle from Bruce Lee. Now some are having second thoughts," 16 Aug. 2019 The Indian government has described its rollback of Kashmir’s autonomy as an effort to promote development and quell a separatist insurgency in the region, where Pakistan and India have long vied for control. — Washington Post, "Kashmir’s new status could bring demographic change, drawing comparisons to the West Bank," 8 Aug. 2019 Paolo is known as one of the inventors of modern defending, his versatility allowed him to get forward to create chances and quell opposition attacks when necessary. — SI.com, "Daniel Maldini: 6 Things to Know About the 3rd Generation Starlet," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quell.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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