Used in a Sentence

quelch

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for quelch.

Editorial note

The President handed out 1 Trillion dollars in 'magic dollars' to quelch the system it was crazy.

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Quick take

(transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of quelch gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.

noun

(dialectal) A blow; a bang.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for quelch.

verb

(transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.

noun

(dialectal) A blow; a bang.

Example sentences

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The President handed out 1 Trillion dollars in 'magic dollars' to quelch the system it was crazy.

2

IOW, there was no monopoly threat to quelch because both companies were working almost simultaneously.

3

Just that cynicism shining through my attempt to quelch it.

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In one of my past jobs we actually had started an effort to quelch this by generating plantml from code but it never really came to fruition.

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That's what makes this whole surveillance thing scary is that it can easily be used to quelch opposition, not just to the government, but to the corporations whose interests are protected by the government.

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- The rules and banning of certain sub-reddits is in response to irresponsible doxxing behavior and not because we wanted to quelch free speech.

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We still have to quelch local nationalisms so there are some compromises being made to give state some kind of sovereignty, like the US used to need 200 years ago, but once the reasons for these are removed, remove these privileges.

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Unfamiliar seems the wrong word I tell people you need a place you can trust Both wholly from a safety perspective to quelch this brain patrol But also to trust your environments' behaviour For instance, does your brain trust your phone on the night stand to leave your sleep uninterrupted?

Quote examples

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At home I kept some diet soda (0 calories) around to quelch the "sweet-tooth" cravings.

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The bad policy of th Fed itself was NOT within austrian theory but caused by the introduction of the Fed in 1913 to "quelch" financial instability (what good that did, as expected).

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You can say the bullshit is bullshit for only so long, until there is a critical mass of belief, a point which we quickly approach, both left and right, staring down these fraudulent dialectics, false obstruction, outright lies, money-backed "influence', technological manipulation, and everything else that can be summoned to quelch what is absolutely true.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use quelch in a sentence?

The President handed out 1 Trillion dollars in 'magic dollars' to quelch the system it was crazy.

What does quelch mean?

(transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.

What part of speech is quelch?

quelch is commonly used as verb, noun.