quash
verb (used with object)
to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue.
was quashing
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past progressiveof quash.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent Gaughan told a Wednesday hearing that he was quashing a subpoena from Officer Jason Van Dyke aimed at learning how Jamie Kalven obtained details of the 2014 shooting.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2017
The National Park Service said Thursday it would start issuing permits for protest sites after civil rights lawyers threatened to sue, saying the agency was quashing dissent.
From Reuters ● Jan. 6, 2017
And Mr. Bush’s inbox swelled with the pleas of students, asking why he was quashing their chance to attend college.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2015
With the Kirbys, Mr. Toberoff will square off against a squadron of corporate lawyers that includes Mr. Quinn, whose most recent claim to fame was quashing Dan Rather’s $70 million breach-of-contract suit against CBS.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2010
