violently suppress

Frequency: 7.09.2 per million words

Used to describe stopping an uprising or protest using physical force.

suppressADVERB + suppress

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violently

Examples (10)

  • The government decided to violently suppress the rebellion.
  • Troops were deployed to violently suppress the ongoing protests.
  • Historical accounts describe how the regime used force to violently suppress any form of dissent.
  • The authorities were accused of attempting to violently suppress the peaceful demonstration.
  • It is a grave human rights violation to violently suppress a civilian uprising.
  • The military was ordered to violently suppress the workers' strike.
  • Many activists were arrested when the government chose to violently suppress their movement.
  • The historical records indicate that the revolution was violently suppressed by the ruling power.
  • International observers condemned the state's decision to violently suppress the protests.
  • The aim of the new security policy was to violently suppress any potential unrest.