- present participle of quash.
quashing
Example Sentences
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The real-estate lobby had been successful in quashing previous efforts to tax second homes, including in 2014 and 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
For decades, corporate executives have been quashing workers’ efforts to gain a fair reward for their labor.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
Still, quashing a grand-jury subpoena is one of the rarest of judicial actions.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2026
They also said the ruling quashing the ban was paused "pending determination of the defendant's appeal to the Court of Appeal, or further order".
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Moreover, it was felt that quashing the indictments against prominent men like Rouvier and Albert Grévy was poor policy.
From A History of the Third French Republic by C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad) Wright
