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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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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)
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Since then, helicopters have been performing water drops, and water tender truckers arrived to help extinguish the blaze, according to fire rescue.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025 -
Trains were held in place while crews worked to extinguish the track blaze, and service resumed shortly before 9 a.m. During the outage, only one branch of the PATH network — service from Hoboken to 33rd St. in Manhattan — remained in operation.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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Guy Gooder, a graphic designer and the district’s community service project chair, said Edwards did not stick to the topic he was given and insulted the Rotarians by attacking federal agencies the organization works closely with to eradicate polio.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2025
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Over the next 20 years, the Gates Foundation will focus on three main goals: ending preventable deaths of moms and babies, eradicating deadly infectious diseases and lifting hundreds of millions of people around the world out of poverty.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Orwell authored 1984, a bleak vision of the future where an authoritarian regime weaponizes language to suppress independent thought and rewrite history.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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However, consistent, long-term stress can wear down your immune system, exposing you to inflammation and suppressing your body's response to infections.2 UTIs occur when the urinary tract, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, is infected.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
13 May 2025
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The reported probe adds to a string of recent setbacks for the healthcare conglomerate that has erased more than half, or over $300 billion, from its market value since November, when shares were trading at record highs.—
Sneha S.K,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Even so, the change in staffing of the longstanding skycap service erases yet another defining feature that has differentiated Southwest from its rivals, says airline industry expert Henry Harteveldt.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The Trump administration has engaged in efforts to quell dissent in corporate America, the civil service, universities and the media.—
Katie Benner,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Seemingly hoping to quell the backlash, the strange fliers seem like an attempt to push back by sowing discord.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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More news to know now The acting FEMA administrator was replaced after contradicting Trump on abolishing the agency.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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In February 1987, Sir Joseph Cantley found the club and county council, by then abolished, two-thirds and one-third responsible.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Hundreds of Ghor are killed, stormtroopers patrol the streets, and KX-series security droids are unleashed like hulking monsters, subduing random humans to death.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
7 May 2025
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Nichols fled after being pulled from his car and was later subdued and struck repeatedly with fists, boots, a Taser and a baton.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
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Because banana plants are propagated asexually via rhizome cuttings rather than seeds, entire plantations can be wiped out in a single outbreak, with no genetic bulwark to slow or prevent the pathogen’s advance.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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In Nigeria alone, more than 3.2 million acres of tree cover have disappeared since 2000 in a global deforestation crisis that has wiped out nearly 1.2 billion acres in two decades.—
Ogar Monday,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 May 2025
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“Snuff (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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