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The word “quell” is employed in literature to convey the act of suppressing or subduing, whether it is an external force such as a riot or rebellion, or an internal force like anger or fear. In classical epics and timeless narratives, authors use it to describe the taming of fierce passions or the silencing of tumultuous events, as when Homer’s hero endures inner turmoil to quell his rage ([1]) or when Mark Twain depicts a courtroom's futile efforts to quell uproar ([2]). It also appears in political discourses and historical chronicles where rulers or armies attempt to quell insurrections ([3], [4]). Through these varied contexts, “quell” serves as a powerful verb that bridges the gap between personal restraint and the larger quest for order amidst chaos.
  1. Short was that doubt; to quell his rage inured, The hero stood self-conquer'd, and endured.
    — from The Odyssey by Homer
  2. A shout went up from the entire room and a tumult of cheering which the court in vain attempted to quell.
    — from The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner
  3. The tribes south of Khartoum are in open revolt against the Mahdists, and a part of their forces will have to be detached to quell them.
    — from The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 38, July 29, 1897A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various
  4. " "Should a popular insurrection happen in one of the confederate states the others are able to quell it.
    — from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton and John Jay and James Madison

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