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View definitions for quelled

quelled

verb as in defeat, suppress

verb as in alleviate, calm

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Example Sentences

My head pain was quelled thanks to the drugs, but now my neck and back began to flare up, the previous day’s slouching and craning setting in.

From Slate

With Bouchier struggling at the other end, Wyatt-Hodge absorbed the pressure and quelled her natural attacking instincts.

From BBC

The BBC's Frank Gardner reported in June that intelligence-sharing between police forces and security agencies had largely quelled IS's co-ordinated attacks in European cities.

From BBC

How fast that is quelled and how effective it is remains to be seen.

When Ramos took on the role with lingering feelings of inadequacy, Alexander quelled those doubts and told her she was fit for the job.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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