quelled; quelling; quells
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: to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
quell a riot
queller
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Verb
the National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown
the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The external chaos was leaking into his personal life, manifesting itself into a series of indignities that did little to quell his anxiety about a country turned upside down.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Eventually, the town’s leaders felt compelled to quell the social-media storm.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Liam Peach, senior emerging markets economist at Capital Economics, expects Russia’s budget plans to do nothing to quell demand-supply imbalances, leading to further price pressures.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Sabrina Carpenter The nature of Mendes' relationship with Sabrina Carpenter was always officially labeled as a friendship—but that did little to quell speculation.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The external chaos was leaking into his personal life, manifesting itself into a series of indignities that did little to quell his anxiety about a country turned upside down.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
Eventually, the town’s leaders felt compelled to quell the social-media storm.
—Jessica Pishko, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
Liam Peach, senior emerging markets economist at Capital Economics, expects Russia’s budget plans to do nothing to quell demand-supply imbalances, leading to further price pressures.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Quell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quell. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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