Thesaurus / quash
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A new effort to ban Native mascots was quashed by the state school board this year.
HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS ARE STILL USING NATIVE AMERICANS AS TEAM MASCOTSHOPE ALLCHINOCTOBER 12, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHTScoring those long-term contracts in a competitive global market seemed unlikely, even before the pandemic quashed demand for North America’s highly priced gas.
IT’S HIS LAND. NOW A CANADIAN COMPANY GETS TO TAKE IT.BY LEE VAN DER VOO FOR PROPUBLICAOCTOBER 1, 2020PROPUBLICAWithin Silicon Valley itself, unease over how big tech may quash smaller tech businesses has also grown.
MAJORITY OF TECH EMPLOYEES AND POTENTIAL FOUNDERS SAY BIG TECH NEEDS MORE REGULATIONLUCINDA SHENSEPTEMBER 4, 2020FORTUNEResearchers want to know how elite controllers quash the virus for long periods of time.
IN A FIRST, A PERSON’S IMMUNE SYSTEM FOUGHT HIV — AND WONTINA HESMAN SAEYAUGUST 26, 2020SCIENCE NEWSIts draconian lockdown measures had quashed the virus at home so effectively that doctors couldn’t find patients to fully test their vaccine on.
EVERY COUNTRY WANTS A COVID-19 VACCINE. WHO WILL GET IT FIRST?KATIE MCLEANAUGUST 13, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWThe low hiss of steam, the faint roar of the fires on the grates, the quish-quash of the pumps, were music to his ears.
RED DYNAMITEROY J. SNELLThis was an opportunity to lead her into an admission which might immediately quash all of the grounds of the complaint.
LIGHTNIN'FRANK BACONHence it was necessary for the State and Church to quash their indictment before God could do the same.
LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF THE GREAT, VOL. 13ELBERT HUBBARDAfter all it was precipitated as a fine film, and you can quash it and even slice it up without any trouble.
TILLIEROGER PHILLIPS GRAHAMI recognized the legal rights of her husband, but no ruffling Daniel should quash the undeniable rights of Yours Truly.
DESERT DUSTEDWIN L. SABINWORDS RELATED TO QUASH
- X-outed
- abolished
- abrogated
- annulled
- back out of
- backpedaled
- backwatered
- called off
- canceled
- countermanded
- crawl out of
- dismantled
- forgot
- invalidated
- lifted
- nixed
- overturned
- pulled the plug
- quashed
- recalled
- removed
- reneged
- repealed
- retracted
- reversed
- revoked
- scrubbed
- set aside
- voided
- wangled out
- weaseled out
- altering
- annulling
- backpedaling
- backtracking
- converting
- countermanding
- declaring null and void
- dismantling
- double back
- flip-flopping
- invalidating
- lifting
- modifying
- negating
- nullifying
- overruling
- overseting
- overthrowing
- overturning
- quashing
- recalling
- reneging
- repealing
- rescinding
- retracting
- revoking
- setting aside
- turning around
- turning the tables
- undoing
- upsetting
- abjure
- abolish
- abrogate
- annul
- back out of
- backpedal
- call back
- call off
- countermand
- counterorder
- declare null and void
- deny
- disclaim
- dismantle
- dismiss
- disown
- erase
- expunge
- forswear
- invalidate
- lift
- negate
- nix
- nullify
- obliterate
- quash
- recall
- recant
- remove
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retract
- reverse
- rub out
- scrub
- set aside
- vacate
- void
- wipe out
- withdraw
- abjured
- abolished
- abrogated
- annulled
- back out of
- backpedaled
- called back
- called off
- countermanded
- counterordered
- declared null and void
- denied
- disclaimed
- dismantled
- dismissed
- disowned
- erased
- expunged
- forswore
- invalidated
- lifted
- negated
- nixed
- nullified
- obliterated
- quashed
- recalled
- recanted
- removed
- renounced
- repealed
- repudiated
- rescinded
- retracted
- reversed
- rubbed out
- scrubbed
- set aside
- vacated
- voided
- wiped out
- withdrew
- choke off
- clam
- clam up
- close up
- cool it
- cut off
- cut short
- dampen
- deaden
- decrease the volume
- dry up
- dull
- dumb
- dummy up
- extinguish
- gag
- hold one's tongue
- hush
- hush one's mouth
- hush-hush
- keep it down
- lull
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- overawe
- pipe down
- quash
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- quieten
- say nothing
- shut up
- sit on
- soft-pedal
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- strike dumb
- subdue
- suppress
- tongue-tie
- choke off
- clam
- clam up
- close up
- cool it
- cut off
- cut short
- dampen
- deaden
- decrease the volume
- dry up
- dull
- dumb
- dummy up
- extinguish
- gag
- hold one's tongue
- hush
- hush one's mouth
- hush-hush
- keep it down
- lull
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- overawe
- pipe down
- quash
- quell
- quiet
- quiet down
- quieten
- say nothing
- shush
- shut up
- sit on
- soft-pedal
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- strike dumb
- subdue
- suppress
- tongue-tie
- choking off
- clamming
- clamming up
- closing up
- cool it
- cutting off
- cutting short
- dampening
- deadening
- decreasing the volume
- drying up
- dulling
- dumbing
- dummy up
- extinguishing
- gagging
- holding one's tongue
- hush-hushing
- hushing
- hushing one's mouth
- keeping it down
- lulling
- muffling
- muting
- muzzling
- overawing
- piping down
- quashing
- quelling
- quiet down
- quietening
- quieting
- saying nothing
- shushing
- shutting up
- sitting on
- soft-pedaling
- squelching
- stifling
- stilling
- strike dumb
- subduing
- suppressing
- tongue-tying
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