quash
Example Sentences
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Well, I’m going to quash the entire subpoena, so good luck enforcing something that doesn’t legally exist.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Student-loan scams have been operating for years, and they’ve eluded multiple efforts by regulators to quash them.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
It can involve years of scouting and being a master at convincing: directors to sign off, studios to quash other star commitments or investors for whom financing depends on specific names.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
A court could also limit or quash the subpoenas issued to the Fed, effectively ending the dispute.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
My mother—all four feet eleven and a half inches and 217 pounds of her—patrols the streets of Brooklyn at night in a skintight uniform, clanging with enough antiriot gear to quash another Attica.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Vocabulary lists containing quash
40 SAT words Beginning with "Q"
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