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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
Eoghan O’Connell was exemplary in his reading of the game, snuffing out several promising Wigan moves as the ball arrived in the penalty area.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Powell snuffed out New York’s comeback effort with the last of the Clippers’ 3-pointers, sinking one with 1:12 left to put the game away.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
Yet despite its popularity with arts groups and ticket-buyers, the Civic Theatre’s future was nearly snuffed out.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
If Part 1 shows us the death of honor, Part 2 chronicles the dwindling and, ultimately, the brutal snuffing out of Sir John’s seemingly unquenchable flame.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Powell snuffed out New York’s comeback effort with the last of the Clippers’ 3-pointers, sinking one with 1:12 left to put the game away.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
Yet despite its popularity with arts groups and ticket-buyers, the Civic Theatre’s future was nearly snuffed out.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
If Part 1 shows us the death of honor, Part 2 chronicles the dwindling and, ultimately, the brutal snuffing out of Sir John’s seemingly unquenchable flame.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff
Verb
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The dog should be allowed to approach the child in their own time, to sniff and explore, and parents should ensure the puppy is comfortable before allowing your child to rub them.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday, the Hollywood icon — who calls Ocala, Fla., home — posted an innocent photo of his dog sniffing a Lindt rabbit wrapped in gold foil.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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After years of battling intimidation, threats and even a poisoning, she was assassinated outside the elevator of her Moscow apartment in 2005.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 May 2025
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In December 2024, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s radiological, chemical, and biological defense forces, was assassinated in Moscow.—
ROSEANNE MCMANUS,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The songwriters created three versions of the song to serve three different moments of the storytelling — and a song by any other arrangements but the same name smells as sweet.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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Longfin smelt, which live in bays and estuaries along the Pacific Coast, are the sixth fish species in the San Francisco Bay estuary to be added to the federal endangered species list.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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The acronym is a tribute to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bike in Arlington, Texas, and murdered.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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It's been five decades since Kelsey Grammer's sister was brutally murdered.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Every lap felt like a mind-numbing carousel ride through car exhaust and past bewildered pedestrians, while inhaling burrito-scented air.—
Marley Dickinson,
Outside Online,
17 Apr. 2025
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The coast was intertwined with every aspect of our time on Izu Peninsula, from watching waves crash on seaside rocks and inhaling the salty sea scent to seeing shrines nestled by the water, like at Shirahama Shrine’s torii gate.—
Kristen E. Pope,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But slaying the demon of negative amortization could be far more consequential, Cooper of the AEI stated.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The number of people slain so far in 2025: 112. Chicago homicides, by year Data for 2025 is updated through April 24, 2025.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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Part of the appeal was that the technique is fairly intuitive—paint the base color, then dab a textured sponge into the second color and blot—and technically, there’s no wrong way to execute it.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Florida has executed Gulf War veteran Jeffrey Hutchinson for the shooting deaths of his girlfriend and her three children despite a letter from 129 veterans arguing that Hutchinson's mind was a casualty of war.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Gangs in Haiti killed at least 5,600 people last year, according to a new United Nations report.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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One participant, Thomas Bragg, discovered how to talk about his friendship with Eddie Lama, who was killed in action.—
Made by History,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Snuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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