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  • verb Present participle of squelch.

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Examples

  • They were so effective in squelching the RP message that in New Hampshire, McCain was viewed as the antiwar candidate.

    Libertarians and the Old Right « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

  • They were so effective in squelching the RP message that in New Hampshire, McCain was viewed as the antiwar candidate.

    Libertarians and the Old Right « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

  • After a generation of determined effort the conservative movement has succeeded in squelching that mission.

    09/05/2005 2005

  • Where were the technology experts who could have dissected the idea of squelching Twitter?

    Has Newsnight lost its way? 2011

  • The squelching was the "most obvious incident" where the center's stated values conflicted with reality, said Adam Webb, a professor of international politics at Hopkins-Nanjing and a contributor to the journal.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Where were the technology experts who could have dissected the idea of squelching Twitter?

    The Guardian World News John Naughton 2011

  • And if Monegan was trying to improve a program to fight sexual assault in Alaska, which apparently has a terrible rate of rape and assaults, I don't see this as a "squelching" for Palin.

    Troopergate... Ann Althouse 2008

  • The State Department has been emphasizing that there is no plan in the works, unlike earlier reports, to grant amnesty or permanent resident status to undocumented workers, kind of squelching what had been a highly discussed about this time last week.

    CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2001 2001

  • There was a final rasp of the file, a little snapping noise, a sudden splash as the chain fell into two halves and disappeared below the surface, and the _Janequeo_ dropped back in the water with a loud "squelching" noise.

    Under the Chilian Flag A Tale of War between Chili and Peru Harry Collingwood 1886

  • If she's so 'dumb' as people what to put forth, then why does the Dem's waste time and money on squelching her comments?

    OFA fundraising off Palin book tour 2009

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