quash
verb (used with object)
to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue.
are quashing
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present progressiveof quash.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The council is part of a wider movement of alumni groups that have arisen to protest forces they believe are quashing free speech on college campuses.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
Richard Straub and Julia Kirby explained in their HBR article that current structures, processes, and compensation schemes of most organizations today are quashing motivation and constraining capability.
From Forbes ● Nov. 5, 2014
