snuff (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff (out)
Verb
  • Fires kept breaking out in different parts of the affected area as of Sunday night, according to state media, with helicopters and fire fighters continuing efforts to extinguish them.
    USA Today, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Crews quickly stopped the spread and worked for hours to extinguish hot spots.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Screwworms were eradicated from the US by about 1966.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025
  • The Department of Justice eradicated a decades-long civil rights case regarding the desegregation of a Louisiana school district.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • But its assertions are characteristic of the Trump administration’s systemic denial of trans lives, and signal further movement by HHS toward policies that seek to suppress trans identities among young people.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 1 May 2025
  • The Empire started mining the planet for energy and suppressing the Ghormans, so the upstart rebels attack a transport ship full of supplies.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • Buxton’s leadoff single in the ninth inning was erased by a double play, and the Twins only scored once in the 10th on Jonah Bride’s sac fly.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Every February, Dresden seeks to commemorate the Allied bombing attack in 1945 that essentially erased the city.
    Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Seemingly hoping to quell the backlash, the strange fliers seem like an attempt to push back by sowing discord.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The most recent collective bargaining agreement, signed by the players and the league, abolished the college draft and opened the door for every new player to enter the league as a free agent.
    Meg Linehan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Others, like the Cato Institute, go one step further and suggest FEMA be abolished entirely, replaced by market solutions and state compacts.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The crash wiped out millions in value overnight, adding to the long list of crypto’s cautionary tales.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • That could mean raising water levels dozens of feet, wiping out much of the creek and riparian habitat upstream.
    John Meyer, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Snuff (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 May. 2025.

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