watergate

[waw-ter-geyt, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌgeɪt, ˈwɒt ər- /

VERB

quash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annul clamp down on crack down on invalidate overrule repeal rescind reverse revoke set aside squelch undo vacate veto void

STRONG

abrogate discharge dissolve kill negate overthrow vitiate

WEAK

black out bottle up cork up declare null and void hush up put damper on put the lid on shut down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve do enforce keep permit sanction validate

WEAK

aid assist help rebuild start support

Example Sentences

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"My immediate thought is I've spent more interesting afternoons watching paint dry. I mean, this is a low-level committee. The Watergate hearings, it was not," he told BBC News.

From BBC

On June 18 Mr. McCartney celebrated his 30th birthday; the day before, five men had been arrested for breaking into Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Watergate tapes caught Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger discussing this issue on March 13, 1972.

From The Wall Street Journal

“After Watergate, President Ford said there was an imperiled president, not an imperial presidency,” said presidential historian Robert Dallek.

From Los Angeles Times

Besides SchwuZ, Griessmuehle, Remise and Watergate are among the other Berlin venues to have turned the lights off for good as the "club death" phenomenon grips the German capital.

From Barron's

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