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- verb Present participle of
quell .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
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Examples
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Gendarmes circle in white vans, often supported by units from the CRS Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité, who made their name quelling riots during more idealistic days on the Left Bank, most notably spring 1968.
France's young binge drinkers upset cafe society with their 'British boozing' 2011
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As some may have read, on September 11, 2010, the New York Timesreported that Microsoft was actively participating with the Russian government in quelling dissent organizations.
Suann MacIsaac: Microsoft's Public Relations Nightmare Suann MacIsaac 2010
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As some may have read, on September 11, 2010, the New York Timesreported that Microsoft was actively participating with the Russian government in quelling dissent organizations.
Suann MacIsaac: Microsoft's Public Relations Nightmare Suann MacIsaac 2010
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The remedy is as drastic as are the drugs used for epilepsy, which in quelling the spasm bring idiocy to the patient.
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An early statement from Obama regarding that would be helpful in quelling them.
Think Progress » Chavez Attacks U.S. Efforts In Haiti: ‘They Are Occupying Haiti Undercover’ 2010
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As some may have read, on September 11, 2010, the New York Timesreported that Microsoft was actively participating with the Russian government in quelling dissent organizations.
Suann MacIsaac: Microsoft's Public Relations Nightmare Suann MacIsaac 2010
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(Those corrupt UN officials REALLY know how to relate to rogue governments – and SO effective in quelling senseless brutality and murder!)
Think Progress » Progressive Unity on Iraq: Redeployment Must Begin Immediately 2006
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Sure, the recent surge seems to have caused a short-term quelling of violence, like in Anbar province.
Jackson Williams: Why the Iraq Surge is Supposedly Going So Well: Everyone's in the Dark! 2008
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Education is itself one of the greatest factors in quelling sedition.
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The government troops sent to subdue the rebels had been, on account of their inadequate numbers, hewn down, harrassed and beaten year after year, and only succeeded finally in quelling the outbreak because of a dissension among the Mohammedans themselves as to whether the Koran sanctioned the use of tobacco.
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"She subsided after he fixed her with his quelling gaze, and I wondered if he hadn't given her a dose of glamour."-Dead as a Doornail, by Charlaine Harris
May 19, 2011