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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
Like Bad Bunny and Kehlani (who has been a Pro-Palestinian advocate in her music as well as on social media), my hope for all public figures to use every avenue of their influence to try to shake the table and push back against powerful people who aim to snuff out dissension and stifle diversity.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026
One way to do that would be to completely snuff out the Seattle run game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Their gross mismanagement of the situation ultimately led to an innocent American, who was only trying to document the actions of ICE and the Border Patrol by lawfully videoing them using his cell phone, having his young life prematurely snuffed out.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
That light has been snuffed out.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026
One way to do that would be to completely snuff out the Seattle run game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Their gross mismanagement of the situation ultimately led to an innocent American, who was only trying to document the actions of ICE and the Border Patrol by lawfully videoing them using his cell phone, having his young life prematurely snuffed out.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2026
That light has been snuffed out.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff
Verb
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Small signals, like a dog biting his tail or sniffing or whatever.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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In addition to searching the surrounding areas near her home, authorities have tried to locate Guthrie's pacemaker via new technology to sniff out a signal from the device.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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That man, later identified as Ryan Routh, was found guilty in September 2025 of trying to assassinate the President.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
22 Feb. 2026
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Those leftist militants from Christensen’s pet project assassinate Beale during his broadcast.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Just a steely look into the striker’s eyes and a sniff to smell his intentions.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Consistency Problem Walk into any dispensary, buy the same strain twice, and there’s a decent chance those two jars will smell completely different.—
Sara Payan,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2026
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Their 32-year-old son, Nick, was arrested the following night and charged with murdering his parents.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Investigators determined he was murdered, according to police.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibitedunless in a prescribed inhaler.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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If inhaled, these fumes can lead to trouble breathing, eye and skin irritation, and in some cases, even death.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Most famous may be the Old Testament figure of David about to slay Goliath, originally made for the Cathedral of Florence.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
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Robert Early Madden, 37, was found guilty by a San Diego Superior Court jury of first-degree murder and a special circumstance allegation of committing the killing during a robbery for the July 15, 2024, slaying of 38-year-old Senait Legesse.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But executing its strategy won’t be easy.—
Xiaoying You,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Every governor and Legislature had been made aware of problems in programs for the last 50 years, according to the review, but plans to strengthen protections against fraud in state welfare programs were never executed effectively.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
23 Feb. 2026
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In 1983 Iran’s proxies carried out the Marine barracks bombing in Beirut that killed 241 American military personnel.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
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Salinas did not specify how many people had been killed in the crash and said the cause was being investigated.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Snuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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