snuff (out)

verb

Definition of snuff (out)next
1
as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning snuff out the candle

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2
as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of the forest fire snuffed out all of the animal life in the immediate area

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3
as in to suppress
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force brutally snuffed out the movement for democratic rule

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff (out)
  1. extinguish
  2. eradicate
  3. suppress
  4. erase
  5. quell
  6. abolish
  7. subdue
  8. wipe out
Verb
  • Firefighters used foam from specialized airport firefighting units to extinguish the fire, and crews were still dealing with a fuel leak on the plane hours later.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Russian airstrikes were recorded in 11 locations across Ukraine, while a large-scale fire has been extinguished at an infrastructure facility in Kyiv region as a result of a Russian strike.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of extinguish
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  • The team has eradicated every invasive casuarina pine, the Australian import whose needles poison the native plants beneath it, along with invasive sea grapes that chew up the dunes.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Screwworm had been considered eradicated from the US, Mexico and most of Central America decades ago.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of eradicate
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  • The superconductivity weakened with the screening and was eventually completely suppressed.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The prairies’ clayey soils and other characteristics suppress tree growth, but allow native grasses, wildflowers and other herbaceous plants to thrive.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of suppress
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  • These benefits and opportunities are currently under threat of being dismantled and erased by Belgium’s current right-wing government.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • And many may be counting on the step-up in basis after death to erase the tax.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of erase
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  • Hundreds of people were getting killed every year at street-level crossings, and to quell the public outcry, the railroads scrambled to elevate freight tracks citywide at their own expense.
    — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Season 3 finale jumps right into Daniel waking up a whole new person in Silo 1, summoned to quell the rebellion quickly going out of control in Silo 17 — Jimmy’s (Steve Zahn) home.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of quell
Verb
  • Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is vowing to abolish California’s DMV and cap annual vehicle registration at $73, framing the proposal as a strike against soaring living costs.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Karishma Manzur, a medical scientist and first-time candidate, supported Medicare for All and abolishing ICE while declining money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of abolish
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  • As the President sat down to eat with the press corps, a would-be assassin stormed through a security checkpoint before being subdued by the Secret Service.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • According to Tisch, Cisneros then waved her knives and began to advance on the officers, who attempted to subdue the woman with a Taser before employing lethal force.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of wipe out
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“Snuff (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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