1
as in choked
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 destroyed
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 extinguished
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Each fire must be completely extinguished by the permit's expiration, and no fire should be left unattended at any time.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Yury Slyusar, the acting governor of Russia's Rostov region, said on Tuesday that local authorities had extinguished a fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery after a Ukrainian attack on August 21.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Emergency crews extinguished the fires and extracted the three occupants, but the county's medical examiner reported that two had died as a result of the crash.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Many fires ignite and are extinguished without the need for an official fire camp, but if a fire grows in size the incident commander orders more resources, like fire crews, aircraft, and engines, and a fire camp is erected to sustain those resources.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
The plant fire was quickly extinguished.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
It was quickly extinguished, Sinnott said.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
No initial reports of crew injuries were recorded, and while the fire has been contained it has not been extinguished, according to the outlet.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
With all these no-shows this year, shouldn’t City Hall reach out in the spirit of bipartisanship and extend an invite to the extinguished solon Tran?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The Guardians had a 10-game losing streak from June 26-July 6, which dropped them 15 ½ games behind the division-leading Detroit Tigers and seemed to have effectively extinguished any playoff hopes.
—John Perrotto, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Each fire must be completely extinguished by the permit's expiration, and no fire should be left unattended at any time.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Yury Slyusar, the acting governor of Russia's Rostov region, said on Tuesday that local authorities had extinguished a fire at the Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery after a Ukrainian attack on August 21.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Emergency crews extinguished the fires and extracted the three occupants, but the county's medical examiner reported that two had died as a result of the crash.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Many fires ignite and are extinguished without the need for an official fire camp, but if a fire grows in size the incident commander orders more resources, like fire crews, aircraft, and engines, and a fire camp is erected to sustain those resources.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
The plant fire was quickly extinguished.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
It was quickly extinguished, Sinnott said.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
No initial reports of crew injuries were recorded, and while the fire has been contained it has not been extinguished, according to the outlet.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguished
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On the first day of school in August 2023, Jayne Watkin watched as one of her new students came off the bus and double-hand choked three of his peers — an example of the violent behavior that would later extend to her classroom.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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All three lakes, man-made in the mid-20th century to accompany thousands of housing units, are regularly choked with algae.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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However, all three have been destroyed in separate accidents, the latest of which occurred on March 17, 2025, when a Heron Mk1 crashed into a helicopter while landing, totaling both aircraft but luckily not causing any casualties.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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The video shows a couch completely destroyed, with stuffing pulled out and the frame exposed down to the springs.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Johnson commented on how this film quenched his longtime desire to challenge himself as an actor.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
1 Sep. 2025
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My skin feels immediately quenched, and the effects of this lasts long after the mist evaporates.—
Venus Wong,
Refinery29,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists believe that Ayscough's house was demolished after a fire destroyed it in the early 1800s – but its remains have only just been uncovered in new excavations.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In nations such as North Korea, Russia, and China, where dissent is silenced and control is absolute, authoritarians can linger for decades.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pita’s party was particularly popular with Thailand’s youth, who have taken to the streets in recent years clamoring for widespread reform, only to see their movements silenced by prosecutions and their political leaders stymied.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Since Ibsen wrote the suffocated aristocrat with her poison tongue into existence 135 years ago, titans of theatre have grappled with Gabler.—
Ben Jureidini,
Them.,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This despite the fact that Kraft and a super PAC backing him have blanketed the airwaves with millions of dollars of TV ads boosting Kraft’s visibility and attacking Wu.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The collapse left her living room blanketed in drywall pieces and insulation bits and damaged some of her possessions.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Extinguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguished. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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