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- noun Plural form of
squelcher .
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Examples
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An injunction was sought, of unprecedented sweep, not only to squelch a news story, but even the identity of the person who was acting as point person for the squelchers.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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HoosierDaddy, I'll accept that speech-squelchers are 'the left', and therefore part of my political philosophy, which is somewhat leftish, if you accept that David Duke and Ann Coulter and Bill Bennett are 'the right'.
"For Republicans, there's only one candidate of hope: Hillary Rodham Clinton." Ann Althouse 2008
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BTK, if He has to explain the Frodo/Derringer joke Smeagol bites off one of his fingers, you guys are all fucktard Romulan coddling Huh squelchers.
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HoosierDaddy, I'll accept that speech-squelchers are 'the left', and therefore part of my political philosophy, which is somewhat leftish, if you accept that David Duke and Ann Coulter and Bill Bennett are 'the right'.
"For Republicans, there's only one candidate of hope: Hillary Rodham Clinton." Ann Althouse 2008
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HoosierDaddy, I'll accept that speech-squelchers are 'the left', and therefore part of my political philosophy, which is somewhat leftish, if you accept that David Duke and Ann Coulter and Bill Bennett are 'the right'.
"For Republicans, there's only one candidate of hope: Hillary Rodham Clinton." Ann Althouse 2008
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Firefighters are not exactly unpatriotic joy-squelchers, but they are supposed to educate the general public about fire safety.
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The free-speech squelchers at UNC-Chapel Hill threw a temper tantrum during Tom Tancredo's speech.
Michelle Malkin 2009
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Firefighters are not exactly unpatriotic joy-squelchers, but they are supposed to educate the general public about fire safety.
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Therefore, Aries, I say unto you: Praise your squelchers and constrictors!
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Civility is about respect, and the squelchers didn’t really respect the squelched.
Feminist and feminist-friendly only thread: Civility, “Alas” and feminism 2005
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