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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
Dissent has been quashed and protests, once a daily feature of life in Hong Kong, have been snuffed out.
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, unlike other Michelin three-stars that had the chance to reopen after the pandemic shut down the world, Meadowood’s efforts were snuffed out by natural disaster.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
The messy, vibrant democracy of my youth is a distant memory, snuffed out by a quarter century of ever harsher authoritarianism.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Potential big inning snuffed out, and Milwaukee got two baserunners the rest of the way against starter Tyler Glasnow.
—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
Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, unlike other Michelin three-stars that had the chance to reopen after the pandemic shut down the world, Meadowood’s efforts were snuffed out by natural disaster.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025
The messy, vibrant democracy of my youth is a distant memory, snuffed out by a quarter century of ever harsher authoritarianism.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Potential big inning snuffed out, and Milwaukee got two baserunners the rest of the way against starter Tyler Glasnow.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffed
Verb
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Lawrence checked into a play pre-snap, which Broncos middle linebacker Alex Singleton and nickel Ja’Quan McMillian sniffed out.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Dec. 2025
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The dog followed me outside and sniffed the tires of my truck.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Mexican journalist Mauricio Cruz Solís was assassinated shortly after interviewing Manzo in October 2024.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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His original, undoctored manuscript even suggests that James might have plotted to have Elizabeth assassinated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Talbot wrote in the affidavit that Sweet smelled strongly of alcohol and had slurred speech, bloodshot glassy eyes and impaired memory.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2026
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Some of the packages contained traces of a substance that smelled like marijuana.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In 2017, for instance, prosecutors in Contra Costa overcame an insanity defense by William Shultz, who murdered a 9-year-old Discovery Bay boy during a sleepover and blamed it on a delusion about an impending World War III.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Three women are murdered in Dahlonega, Georgia, and the six episodes are all about the search for the culprit.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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It is inhaled in powder form, and typically administered using an inhaler device twice a day for five days.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
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Outside was given an exclusive first viewing of the special, in which host Cecilia Vega hikes to Base Camp, 17,600 feet, where the air is so thin that every breath feels like it’s inhaled through a straw.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
20 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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In January 2014, nearly 70 years after George was executed, a judge held a two-day hearing, which included testimony from three of George’s surviving siblings, members of the search party and several experts.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Snuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffed. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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