squashed
Example Sentences
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Lewis Hamilton says he and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc have "squashed" any controversy between them after a difficult Italian Grand Prix.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The factory that AFP visited in Hunan province's Pingjiang turns out nearly 700 tonnes per day of the spongy, red-coloured strips, which look like squashed French fries covered in oil.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Desai said, as seeming moments of recovery in the past year or so were squashed by the L.A. wildfires, then last summer’s immigration crackdown and associated civil unrest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
But those that are further along are already tracking token use—scouting whose AI strategies should be amplified and what wastefulness should be squashed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
It all sounded so big and adventurous, but my lofty sentiments were squashed before I had gotten even halfway down The Mountain.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
