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Squash vs. Quash
Squash
/skwɒʃ/Examples:
He decided to squash the rumor before it spread further.The kids loved to squash grapes with their feet at the festival.She tried to squash her doubts and focus on her goals.
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Quash
/kwɒʃ/Examples:
The judge decided to quash the indictment against the defendant.Efforts to quash the rumor quickly spread across the town.The company moved swiftly to quash the unauthorized reports.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Remember that squash often involves physical compression, like squashing a bug or a food item. It often deals with tangible, physical actions.
- Quash is usually used in a legal or official context to refer to the rejection or voiding of something, like a decision or a rumor. It's more about removing or nullifying abstract things.
- Think of a squash as something that can be squashed in your hands or under your feet – squash the vegetable is related to this idea.
- Associate quash with quelling or overpowering – it's often used to describe the act of subduing, nullifying, or putting down forcibly.
- Squash in sports refers to a game played with rackets, while quash cannot fit into such a context.
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