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as in assassinated
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 snuffed
Potential big inning snuffed out, and Milwaukee got two baserunners the rest of the way against starter Tyler Glasnow.
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The cabin’s eight electric lights snuffed out.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The Chiefs’ lone sack, with initial pressure from Jones and the finish by Charles Omenihu, snuffed out the Lions’ last best chance.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Rookie defenseman Zeev Buium added a third period power play marker — his first career goal — but again Columbus snuffed out the momentum with a quick answer.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Later in the fourth quarter, however, Jones appeared to stare down Pearsall, leading to an easy Cardinals interception that snuffed out a promising 49ers drive.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Mission Bay quickly snuffed out that grab at momentum, thanks to the big right arm of Arnold.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
That stability, Truchelut said, is what snuffed out a tropical wave the National Hurricane Center was monitoring last week.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Several of the characters from Part 1 snuffed it, of course, and more meet their maker in Part 2.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The cabin’s eight electric lights snuffed out.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The Chiefs’ lone sack, with initial pressure from Jones and the finish by Charles Omenihu, snuffed out the Lions’ last best chance.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Rookie defenseman Zeev Buium added a third period power play marker — his first career goal — but again Columbus snuffed out the momentum with a quick answer.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Later in the fourth quarter, however, Jones appeared to stare down Pearsall, leading to an easy Cardinals interception that snuffed out a promising 49ers drive.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Mission Bay quickly snuffed out that grab at momentum, thanks to the big right arm of Arnold.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
That stability, Truchelut said, is what snuffed out a tropical wave the National Hurricane Center was monitoring last week.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Several of the characters from Part 1 snuffed it, of course, and more meet their maker in Part 2.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffed
Verb
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Moehrig would later produce a huge third down stop for a loss of five yards as the Packers sniffed the end zone in the fourth quarter.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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The game may not have even sniffed extra innings without the game from Shohei Ohtani.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kirk was assassinated while at an event at the campus of Utah Valley University in September.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kirk was assassinated last month at Utah Valley University.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The home smelled so bad that my clients and I still joke about it.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The cafeteria smelled the same.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Brady is also working with Kudos to adapt The Other Half, Charlotte Vassell’s novel about an ambitious young detective investigating the death of a posh socialite, found murdered on Hampstead Heath.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Paul had been charged with three felony counts, including boating under the influence, and was awaiting trial when he was murdered.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Health and Safety Concerns Proper ventilation is vital when using bleach because bleach fumes can be harmful if inhaled.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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Its use was banned in many countries around the turn of the millennium amid concerns that the fibers, when airborne, could result in potentially fatal lung diseases if inhaled.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While the women accused in the infamous Salem witch trials in colonial America have long since been pardoned, the convictions of hundreds of British women executed under similar laws officially still stand.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The story of Aileen Wuornos—who murdered seven men between 1989 and 1990 and was executed by lethal injection in 2002—has long been a fixture of culture, fictionalized on TV and dramatized for film, with Charlize Theron playing the serial killer in an Oscar-winning role.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Tens of thousands of people have been killed throughout the conflict.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The recent floods in central Vietnam killed at least 13 people, inundated over 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, according to the government’s disaster agency, reported by Reuters.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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