1
as in to choke
to cause to cease burning
the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on
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2
as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
a fatal blunder that extinguished all hope that the team would actually win the play-offs
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Recent Examples of extinguish
And unlike in the Shimoda case, neither the standing of the plaintiffs nor the sovereign immunity of the defendant will extinguish the proceedings.
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
But Alonso struck out on a high, 99-mph fastball from Baz on a 3-2 count to extinguish the threat.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
That walk put two runners on base against Suárez for the first time and effectively extinguished his goal of reaching the eighth.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Images of the aftermath of the crash shows fire crews working to extinguish the blaze at the resident doctors' accommodation.
—Hannah Parry
barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
But Alonso struck out on a high, 99-mph fastball from Baz on a 3-2 count to extinguish the threat.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2025
That walk put two runners on base against Suárez for the first time and effectively extinguished his goal of reaching the eighth.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Images of the aftermath of the crash shows fire crews working to extinguish the blaze at the resident doctors' accommodation.
—Hannah Parry
barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguish
Verb
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Officers then spoke to the second victim, who said Bonds slammed them to the floor and choked them as well.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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Its options are widely considered to include retaliation against U.S. forces in the region as well as choking a major global oil supply route, the Strait of Hormuz.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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Indeterminate numbers of casualties have occurred in both Iran and Israel, though Israel's intentions to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities may require U.S. artillery aid in the form of multi-ton bunker buster bombs.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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But the conflict has only escalated, with Russia’s launching some of its most extensive strikes in a war that has claimed hundreds of thousands of casualties, and Ukraine’s carrying out the audacious Operation Spiderweb drone attack, which damaged or destroyed strategic aircraft inside Russia.—
Adam Rasmi,
Time,
20 June 2025
Verb
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The crowd had just spent an entire overtime shushing each other.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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But, when Lydia attempts to explain herself, Tina shushes her.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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And for a nightcap, guests have not one, but two bar options to quench their thirst for spirits and top shelf drinks.—
Karla Pope,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2025
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Image courtesy of the researchers Now, those quantities aren't going to go a long way towards quenching anyone's thirst – so the team believes an array of these vertically hydrogel panels could be deployed in water-scarce regions to deliver larger amounts that could support an entire household.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
13 June 2025
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Thirteen years after the nursing home shut down, a developer is proposing to demolish the vacant building and put up 160 apartments.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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The city intended to demolish the building and turn it into a parking lot.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2025
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For Paul, the bout is another step in his attempt to silence the purists and reassert himself as more than a YouTube celebrity with gloves.—
Jad El Reda,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Undermining it can silence voices, suppress creativity and heighten risk exposure, especially in cybersecurity and compliance-sensitive environments where early detection and reporting are critical to resilience and trust.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Verb
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This is true of people who don’t bathe and also people who are fastidious about bathing and douse themselves in cologne, and everyone else in between.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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He is accused of dousing a 25-year-old woman and her 11-month-old baby girl with pepper spray, hitting them in the face and arm, last Friday on a southbound M train as the train approached the Court Square-23rd St. station in Long Island City, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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And just like that, Donald Trump ruined something else.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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“Extinguish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguish. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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