- 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
Not only does the cutoff block out external voices, he said, it also squelches “the internal voice of the population that wanted to speak out.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2021
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
“I guess the return of the jewels squelches the Macdougal theory,” he remarked.
From The Black Box by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
