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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
While the Cub pitchers are doing their part, AbbVie’s scientists continue to look for more ways to snuff out cancerous cells.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
An opportunity to add on was snuffed out when Jung Hoo Lee’s low line drive to left was caught on a dive by Suwinski, stranding Adames on third base.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Much of that fire had been snuffed out by the end of the day Wednesday.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
And Trump seems incapable of snuffing out this blaze.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 July 2025
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
An opportunity to add on was snuffed out when Jung Hoo Lee’s low line drive to left was caught on a dive by Suwinski, stranding Adames on third base.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Much of that fire had been snuffed out by the end of the day Wednesday.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
And Trump seems incapable of snuffing out this blaze.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff
Verb
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Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until Isaac appeared to kiss and sniff Chastain's underarm area.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
29 July 2025
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Miami will need someone to sniff out runs close and makes plays close to the line of scrimmage. ▪ 5.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
Verb
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Milk, an openly gay public official in California, was assassinated in 1978.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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One month after King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968, SCLC leadership carried out his vision of a Poor People's Campaign.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
2 Aug. 2025
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The air smelled of sea salt, cinnamon and tropical fruit, as if God had spilled sunscreen from the heavens during application.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Nostalgia gardening draws on your memories to create a garden filled with sights and smells that remind you of cherished moments.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Aug. 2025
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In the central Dnipropetrovsk region, at least four people were killed and 17 others wounded, while in the northeastern Sumy region, Russian strikes murdered two residents and injured three others.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rodriguez was charged via criminal complaint with first-degree murder, murdering foreign officials and using a firearm to commit murder and a crime of violence, a day after the shooting.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Emory has been working on a dry powder mRNA antiviral platform that could be inhaled and Tiba is working on a platform that uses a nanoparticle carrier technology, according to the BARDA website.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Children, older adults and people suffering from respiratory conditions, including asthma, are particularly vulnerable to the fine particulate matter small enough to be inhaled that is the toxic byproduct of wildfires, environmental officials warned.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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An additional three people have been slain this year in the 101st Precinct, which covers Far Rockaway from Beach 59th St. east to the Long Island border.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this year, inmates Saul Alvarez, Thorne Harnage and Donald Lashley were slain at the prison.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Cortes then executed a 10-pitch third inning facing the Diamondbacks’ 2-3-4 hitters and got through the fourth in 12 pitches with help from a double play that made up for a lead-off walk.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Recently, a decision from the Imperial Palace stipulated that all POWs were to be executed if the Allies ever landed on Japan’s shores.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Desperate Housewives starred Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Longoria and Nicollette Sheridan as five women — mostly friends — living on Wisteria Lane, who begin uncovering dark secrets after their neighbor Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) kills herself.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 Aug. 2025
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Ukraine launched an attack on Russia on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring over a dozen more — a day before the high-stakes meeting between Trump and Putin in Anchorage, Alaska.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Snuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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