- present tense form of squelch (3rd person singular).
squelches
Example Sentences
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What crushes confidence is uncertainty that squelches investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
Antiretroviral treatment squelches HIV reproduction but sensitive tests show that even with the most effective treatments, small populations of white blood cells studded with the CD4 receptor harbor HIV’s DNA in a latent state.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 3, 2022
“To end any of that suspicion, if you have the means to do so, it squelches a lot of that if you get someone who comes in and has an opposing view.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2019
The American Civil Liberties Union, which represented the company and published the request Tuesday, says the case shows authorities demand more customer information than is authorized by law and unconstitutionally squelches public objections.
From US News ● Oct. 4, 2016
"If he tries to, and if it isn't what pleases other people, the Parliament or something squelches him."
From The Story Girl by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
