quell

Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to love someone from afar, and support them from afar, and quell those feelings of anger and/or confusion that may come up from time to time.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

But Kelly’s track record and box-office power couldn’t quell MGM’s concerns about the commercial viability of his passion project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

That certainly doesn’t quell his competitive nature, however, and he’ll have more than one chance in his current role to see brother Christian up close.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

No protest roadblocks remained standing in Bolivia on Tuesday, the government said, as it deployed the army to quell weeks-long demonstrations that had throttled roads nationwide.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

I realize that the men and Sherrie want to quell the notion.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

This interchange is how the brain quells, for instance, the knee-jerk use of rude language with the understanding that such responses can cause offense.

From Scientific American ● May 26, 2023

Jane and Tom tentatively circle each other; he quells her fear of flying, they bond over Keats’ sonnets and Isaac Hayes’ theme from the 1971 movie “Shaft.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

There is a history of federal courts finding that jurors’ names are public record, and reasoning that such openness quells potential public suspicions about the selection process.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 23, 2023

Strict conformity quells confusion and keeps everyone focused on the work.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2023

It is a happy thing that time quells the longings of vengeance and hushes the promptings of rage and aversion.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

U.S. stocks rose as another drop in oil prices and tepid economic data quelled inflation concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

U.S. stocks rose as a drop in oil prices and tepid economic data quelled inflation concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

It quelled pressure from some of his unionist rivals and, as a political strategy to buy time, it paid off.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

It was after the screening, during an open Q&A, when Mojica’s mother quelled the artist’s fears in one fell swoop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

A few of the Gaelic ones revolted, who were quelled later, but in the main the people of England and the partisans like Robin were glad to settle down.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The shift away from equating AI agents with human workers has less to do with quelling human anxiety over layoffs and job replacement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

It is alleged that in his role, the man led a group tasked with quelling demonstrations in the suburbs of Damascus.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

What begins as punishing a joke quickly becomes quelling dissent.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025

Central Asian countries can lower unemployment and poverty rates, quelling potential unrest among their swelling young populations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

Instead of quelling the laughter of the two men who sat with him, it merely increased it.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy