The phrase "aimed at quashing the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where an action or initiative is intended to suppress, eliminate, or put an end to something.
Example: "The new policy is aimed at quashing the spread of misinformation in the media."
Alternatives: "intended to suppress the" or "designed to eliminate the".
The attorney general will have to approve any prosecution of a journalist for reporting on special intelligence operations, a move George Brandis says is aimed at quashing the "entirely false story" that the government's new security laws could lead to such prosecutions.
He was appearing for Ellis's 81-year-old sister, Muriel Jakubait, who was in court for the start of a two-day appeal hearing aimed at quashing the murder conviction and substituting a verdict of manslaughter on the grounds of provocation and/or diminished responsibility.
British National Party leaders were under fire yesterday after it emerged that they were plotting to "derail" a government programme aimed at quashing violent extremism throughout the UK.
The statement, published by the official Xinhua news agency, seemed aimed at quashing recent speculation among some Tibetan exiles that the authorities were preparing to experiment with a more relaxed approach to governance in the region, including allowing the open display of the exiled Tibetan leader's photograph.
The event appeared aimed at quashing rumors and foreign news reports that there might be a split at the top of the Communist Party.
Evans has always maintained his innocence and legal representatives for the striker are preparing a submission to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) aimed at quashing his conviction.
BERLIN — Defying calls for his resignation, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle went on the offensive Thursday in a speech aimed at quashing dissent while warning of a drift leftward if supporters failed to rally around his Free Democrats party.
Matt Whitaker's unprecedented appointment to acting Attorney General has been slammed by legal experts on both sides of the aisle as unconstitutional and solely aimed at quashing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.
New in the OneDrive for Android are a number of quality-of-life improvements, along with the usual mix of fixes and updates aimed at quashing bugs and increasing speed.
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla also recently accused Mr. Obama of behaving like an "imperial chief" at the climate change talks in Copenhagen, displaying "arrogant" behavior aimed at quashing developing countries.
"It appears that journalists are being targeted by the Egyptian authorities in a deliberate campaign of intimidation aimed at quashing honest, independent reporting of a transformational event," said The Post's foreign editor, Douglas Jehl.
