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Tucker claims in his lawsuit that Spitzer and others quashed the probe and then fired the investigator as an act of retaliation, leaving him humiliated and shunned by law enforcement. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025 The amateur draft was shortened from 40 rounds to five, quashing the possibility that Morgan would be drafted out of OCC that summer. Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 May 2025 This was part of a broader strategy by the Russian government, which included using criminal charges, tax laws, and quashing dissent to eliminate resistance. Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Incumbents, likewise, will feel more empowered to use violence to quash independence movements. Ryan D. Griffiths, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for quash

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“Quash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quash. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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