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as in to assassinate
to put to death deliberately
the proprietor of the boarding house had apparently snuffed almost 50 old men before she was caught
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Recent Examples of snuff
Rookie defenseman Zeev Buium added a third period power play marker — his first career goal — but again Columbus snuffed out the momentum with a quick answer.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Neither skill was up to snuff in the first two weeks.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
From accidental black holes to worries that chemical experiments might suddenly freeze all Earth’s oceans, this is the story of concerns scientists are on the brink of discovering exotic, deadly new forms of matter or life that might quickly spread, snuffing us out.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Goalkeeper Zack Steffen couldn’t jump high enough to snuff it out, then McGlynn flew in unmarked and tucked it into a wide-open net from close distance.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Neither skill was up to snuff in the first two weeks.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
From accidental black holes to worries that chemical experiments might suddenly freeze all Earth’s oceans, this is the story of concerns scientists are on the brink of discovering exotic, deadly new forms of matter or life that might quickly spread, snuffing us out.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
Goalkeeper Zack Steffen couldn’t jump high enough to snuff it out, then McGlynn flew in unmarked and tucked it into a wide-open net from close distance.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff
Verb
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His nose is so powerful, it's used to sniff out cancer.—
Felicia Faber,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the clip, an elderly woman stands holding a bowl and a spoon beside a massive brown bear that sniffs her feet.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump was close to Abe, who was assassinated after leaving office.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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After he was assassinated in September at Utah Valley University, the first stop on his tour, TPUSA announced Carlson would speak at IU instead.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Your body gets hunger signals from seeing and smelling food.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Oct. 2025
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The cafeteria smelled the same.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to a news release from the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference, Tipton had a disagreement with Fuller the night before she was murdered.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Whitaker was murdered in her home in 2014.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Inhale the Oils Using the Dry Evaporation Method The dry evaporation method is another way to inhale essential oils indirectly but effectively.—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia — fear of long words (The longest word found in major English dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word describing a lung disease caused by inhaling fine silica dust.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Unfortunately, the serial killer known as John Doe is ritualistically slaying victims by turning the seven deadly sins into symbolic, atrocious murders.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Buckeyes and Ryan Day still need to slay the Michigan monster at the end of this book, and both have dates with a suddenly feisty UCLA.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the demands of a home crowd make that a more complicated gameplan to execute at Old Trafford than Anfield.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, the demon baby then proceeded to brutally rip apart and kill Teddy, Phil, and Susie, leaving only Lilly and Ronnie alive before the credits rolled.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Israel’s offensive in Gaza, launched in response to the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas’s attack on southern Israeli communities on October 7, 2023, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and laid waste to swaths of territory.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Snuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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