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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
Matheus Cunha’s raking ball to set Bryan Mbeumo free was outstanding in the context of the game, but there was a temptation to wonder whether Branthwaite’s extra speed would have snuffed out the threat before Mbeumo was able to feed Sesko.
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The Suns opened the fourth with a 9-0 run, but a 3-pointer by Harper, followed by an and-one White floater and another three by Scheierman, snuffed out the brief rally.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Maye had three turnovers in Super Bowl 60, including a ghastly, unforced interception that snuffed a semi-decent comeback chance.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026
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Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The Suns opened the fourth with a 9-0 run, but a 3-pointer by Harper, followed by an and-one White floater and another three by Scheierman, snuffed out the brief rally.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Maye had three turnovers in Super Bowl 60, including a ghastly, unforced interception that snuffed a semi-decent comeback chance.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
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.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff
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At the time, fellow Arab leaders sniffed, but today, with the enormous cost of regional chaos weighing directly on the Gulf, the king’s words are prescient.—
Hadley Gamble,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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There were a 1-mile perimeter of street closures around the theater, bomb-sniffing dogs and heavy police presence.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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The writer relied heavily on the work of the Greek historian Plutarch to craft his play, and the real Caesar may have been given a similar warning before he was assassinated thousands of years ago.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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He was assassinated while speaking to the media outside of a police station.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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This dry shampoo is long-lasting, smells amazing, and gives just the volumizing pick-me-up my bangs need on days between washes.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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To even the score, Weir’s novel describes ammonia-breathing Rocky as smelling like cat pee, an aside the script politely omits.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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But now comes the hard part — figuring out who murdered 21-year-old Sheila Ramsey.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Boasting a million-dollar smile and an increasingly impressive pile of cycling accolades, Moriah Wilson seemed to be on the verge of a national profile when she was murdered in 2022 in Austin, Texas.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Studies have shown how lead particles that fell to the ground were kicked back up into the air again where people could inhale them, along with other contaminants.—
Armin Sorooshian,
The Conversation,
16 Mar. 2026
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Humans are evolutionarily designed for hunting and gathering — not for lifting 50-pound boxes for eight hours straight or inhaling toxic dust in an industrial sanding booth.—
Vivek Ranadive,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Taylor, 35, has been slaying this award season, not only on the red carpet but also by earning an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress in Paul Thomas Anderson's action dramedy.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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Demorcy said some bullets and fragments remained in the slain president's body because removing all of them would have taken days and further damaged the remains.—
Tania Francois,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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While executing a search warrant at his home, investigators found the firearm Asphy used in the alleged crime, authorities said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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To carry out and execute the above fraud scheme, prosecutors said the defendant and her husband worked together to cause multiple interstate wire communications to occur.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mojtaba Khamenei replaced his father, Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader after the ayatollah was killed at the start of the war.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The World Health Organization and Lebanese health authorities said more than 100 of those killed were children.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Snuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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