Quell
verb
To stop something, especially by using force.
The government tried to quell the rebellion.
Often appears as...
- quell the rebellion
- quell the uprising
verb
To calm or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain.
I took a deep breath to quell my anger.
Often appears as...
- quell the anger
- quell the fear
verb
To stop something, especially by using force.
The government tried to quell the rebellion.
Often appears as...
- quell the rebellion
- quell the uprising
verb
To calm or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain.
I took a deep breath to quell my anger.
Often appears as...
- quell the anger
- quell the fear
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Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Action
Often implies a decisive or forceful end to a conflict or disorder.
The troops were called to quell the riot.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Usage
Typically used to describe actions by those in power, like governments or police.
Authorities moved swiftly to quell the protests.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Emotion
May carry a negative connotation, suggesting oppressive measures.
The regime quelled dissent without mercy.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Action
Often implies a decisive or forceful end to a conflict or disorder.
The troops were called to quell the riot.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Usage
Typically used to describe actions by those in power, like governments or police.
Authorities moved swiftly to quell the protests.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Emotion
May carry a negative connotation, suggesting oppressive measures.
The regime quelled dissent without mercy.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Action
Often implies a decisive or forceful end to a conflict or disorder.
The troops were called to quell the riot.
Pro Tip 2/3Authority Usage
Typically used to describe actions by those in power, like governments or police.
Authorities moved swiftly to quell the protests.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Emotion
May carry a negative connotation, suggesting oppressive measures.
The regime quelled dissent without mercy.
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Food Security in an...
quell let's say disturbances on the ground when people can't get water and so I do think that as we talk about this issue of urbanization and we are going to see more farmers markets more growing of crops locally somebody said they were going to be growing more crops on building roofs and all that things it's
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It takes a community to...
and our fight-or-flight instincts were in full effect. For my part, I was pissed off that instead of being our brother and sister's keeper, my adopted country was being divided by race and religion. I wanted our local Muslim community to do something to quell that hate,
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The princess who rewrote...
to quell old conflicts between their families and strengthen Alexios’s reign. Fortunately, Anna and Nikephoros ended up sharing many intellectual interests, hosting and debating the leading scholars of the day. Meanwhile, Alexios’s military excursions
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Food Security in an...
quell let's say disturbances on the ground when people can't get water and so I do think that as we talk about this issue of urbanization and we are going to see more farmers markets more growing of crops locally somebody said they were going to be growing more crops on building roofs and all that things it's
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It takes a community to...
and our fight-or-flight instincts were in full effect. For my part, I was pissed off that instead of being our brother and sister's keeper, my adopted country was being divided by race and religion. I wanted our local Muslim community to do something to quell that hate,
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The princess who rewrote...
to quell old conflicts between their families and strengthen Alexios’s reign. Fortunately, Anna and Nikephoros ended up sharing many intellectual interests, hosting and debating the leading scholars of the day. Meanwhile, Alexios’s military excursions
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Michael Finkel
American Journalist
My advice for telling someone else's story is to try not to consciously bend the story in any particular direction - to listen with an open mind, to include the good with the bad, to attempt to quell one's biases and allow the person you're writing about to emerge as wholly as possible, warts and all.
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Oliver Stark
British Actor
I think our first scene was us arguing, and nobody wants to argue with Angela Bassett, but the thing about it was that all of the nerves I had going into it were immediately kind of quelled as soon as I got to the set. Becasue she's not Angela Bassett, she's just Angela Bassett.
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Irish Soldier
I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream.
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Perfume Genius
American Musician
I keep making the music I do because I feel very purposeful about making things that would be helpful or quell some loneliness in people. I really needed that when I listened to music growing up and even now, so I don't mind that sense of duty.
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Calamity Jane
American Celebrity
We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous skirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed and several severely wounded.
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Nagarjuna
Indian Philosopher
Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.
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Chris Murphy
American Politician
You can just assume that better law enforcement response is going to quell the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
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Karl Marx
German Philosopher
Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor.
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Molly Antopol
American Writer
One thing that's always helped quell my writerly anxieties is seeking out interviews with writers I admire.
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John Dryden
English Poet
What passions cannot music raise or quell?
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Michael Finkel
American Journalist
My advice for telling someone else's story is to try not to consciously bend the story in any particular direction - to listen with an open mind, to include the good with the bad, to attempt to quell one's biases and allow the person you're writing about to emerge as wholly as possible, warts and all.
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Oliver Stark
British Actor
I think our first scene was us arguing, and nobody wants to argue with Angela Bassett, but the thing about it was that all of the nerves I had going into it were immediately kind of quelled as soon as I got to the set. Becasue she's not Angela Bassett, she's just Angela Bassett.
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Thomas Francis Meagher
Irish Soldier
I now bid farewell to the country of my birth - of my passions - of my death; a country whose misfortunes have invoked my sympathies - whose factions I sought to quell - whose intelligence I prompted to a lofty aim - whose freedom has been my fatal dream.
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Perfume Genius
American Musician
I keep making the music I do because I feel very purposeful about making things that would be helpful or quell some loneliness in people. I really needed that when I listened to music growing up and even now, so I don't mind that sense of duty.
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Calamity Jane
American Celebrity
We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous skirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed and several severely wounded.
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Nagarjuna
Indian Philosopher
Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your own anger, your real enemy will be slain.
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Chris Murphy
American Politician
You can just assume that better law enforcement response is going to quell the epidemic of gun violence in this country.
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Karl Marx
German Philosopher
Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor.
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Molly Antopol
American Writer
One thing that's always helped quell my writerly anxieties is seeking out interviews with writers I admire.
Quote examples
John Dryden
English Poet
What passions cannot music raise or quell?
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