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quashed

VERB

destroy, defeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crush put down quell repress squash suppress

STRONG

annihilate beat extinguish extirpate overcome overthrow quench scrunch squish subdue trash

WEAK

snow under

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build up compliment encourage let go praise release uncompress

STRONG

give in help start surrender yield

WEAK

aid allow assist permit rebuild sanction support

VERB

nullify, cancel

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 watergate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve do enforce keep permit sanction validate

WEAK

aid assist help rebuild start support

Example Sentences

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District Judge James Boasberg quashed the Justice Department’s subpoenas in March, ruling prosecutors had issued them not to gather evidence but to “harass and pressure” Powell.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The case had already suffered a significant blow in March when James Boasberg, a U.S. district judge for the District of Columbia, quashed subpoenas targeting Powell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

In a ruling on Thursday, three senior judges quashed the conviction and ordered a retrial.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Earlier this month, a federal judge quashed the subpoenas after a prosecutor acknowledged no evidence of wrongdoing had been found, but U.S.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The sounds and smells have quashed my appetite.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin