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as in satiable
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as in perishable
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguishable
Adjective
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Left behind are parts of a reactor and big plastic containers of liquid meth, along with piles of perishable food, water and even a pair of jeans — signs that they’d been camped up in this area for several days.—
Isobel Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025 -
These features are essential for managing perishable goods and ensuring safety standards are met.—
Shiv Kaushik,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Ex-Presidents have a tricky relationship with relevance after leaving the White House, and Biden’s re-entry into the mortal world is still a work in progress.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
8 May 2025
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If one chapter of your mortal span—your wartime experience, or a love affair—has pierced you more sharply than any other, why shouldn’t that chapter go up front?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The game takes place inside the layers of a hollow earth that's entirely destructible, thanks to Kong's raw strength.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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The trailer showed off the game's fully destructible terrain, as DK was shown drilling into the ground, punching ahead to dig an underground tunnel, and even grabbing chunks of the earth below him to use as a weapon.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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The notion that rival great powers should come together to manage a chaotic international system is one that leaders have embraced at many points in history, often in the wake of catastrophic wars that left them seeking to establish a more controlled, reliable, and resilient order.—
Stacie E. Goddard,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The surgeon is basically trying to make a very controlled and aesthetic scar—after all, a belly button is just an umbilical scar.—
Meirav Devash,
Allure,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The premise established in Season 1 has Charlie fleeing from the mob, which is another reason for her transient life on the road.—
Nina Metz Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2025
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The hotel room fees known as transient occupancy tax or TOT, are anticipated to climb about 2.7% to $17 million.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 May 2025
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In 2024, China's approach to U.S. tariffs remained relatively restrained.—
Kate Nalepinski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Maybe this will be a rare case of restrained longing.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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“Extinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguishable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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