quelled; quelling; quells
1
: to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
quell a riot
queller
noun
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Examples of quell in a Sentence
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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Richard Windsor, The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Sep. 2024
The team at Maker’s Mark is trying to quell some of last year’s hubbub by sharing details in advance about how to get a bottle.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2024
Since August 2023: Fed has kept interest rates unchanged to quell fears of a recession but points to potential rate cuts in 2024
In contrast, here’s how ALK stock and the broader market performed during the 2007/2008 crisis.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The calming action of the vagus nerve is the biological basis for new therapies that aim to stimulate the nerve to quell seizures, relieve anxiety disorders, cool the body’s inflammatory response and stanch a migraine attack, among a long list of potential treatments.
—R. Douglas Fields, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Stopping the thaw would take an effective global effort to reduce carbon emissions, but in the shorter term, scientists have proposed numerous innovative solutions to try and quell the impact.
—Richard Windsor, The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Sep. 2024
The team at Maker’s Mark is trying to quell some of last year’s hubbub by sharing details in advance about how to get a bottle.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2024
Since August 2023: Fed has kept interest rates unchanged to quell fears of a recession but points to potential rate cuts in 2024
In contrast, here’s how ALK stock and the broader market performed during the 2007/2008 crisis.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
The calming action of the vagus nerve is the biological basis for new therapies that aim to stimulate the nerve to quell seizures, relieve anxiety disorders, cool the body’s inflammatory response and stanch a migraine attack, among a long list of potential treatments.
—R. Douglas Fields, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Quell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quell. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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