squelch
verb (used with object)
to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
have squelched
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present perfectof squelch.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Two decades of international sanctions and a currency in free fall have squelched imports of instruments and research materials, halting experiments.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 11, 2023
In their efforts to consolidate and preserve a diverse coalition across ideological and religious bounds, the protests have squelched many voices raised against the decades-long oppression in their midst.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
We witness Updike’s will in the face of repeated early rejections, rebuffs that would have squelched the drive of a less determined artist.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2014
“It was his natural reaction, but probably if he could do it again, he would have squelched it.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2013
You'd most thought that would have squelched Eggy.
From Shorty McCabe on the Job by Sewell Ford
