quash
verb (used with object)
to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue.
were 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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As a Columbia University undergraduate, she led a movement against professors who she felt were quashing her opinions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
