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as in stamped (out)

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snuffed (out)

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verb

past tense of snuff (out)
1
as in extinguished
to cause to cease burning snuff out the candle

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2
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of the forest fire snuffed out all of the animal life in the immediate area

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3
as in suppressed
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 snuffed (out)
  1. choked
  2. extinguished
  3. eradicated
  4. suppressed
  5. smothered
  6. erased
  7. quelled
  8. damped
Adjective
  • However, that deal fell apart after the US unleashed a fresh wave of attacks on Iran in mid-July, following Iranian strikes on vessels in the choked Strait of Hormuz.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • San Franciscans who think Muni buses are always packed, or prone to crawl along choked streets, may find their views validated in a new slide presentation released by the Municipal Transportation Agency.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
Definition of choked
Verb
  • Nils Seval is a surf instructor, but this week he's been spraying down flareups that emerge from blazes still smoldering underground even in areas where big flames have been extinguished.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • The fire was extinguished, and crews assisted with overhaul operations and removed affected equipment.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of extinguished
Verb
  • Which fruits and vegetables eradicated polio in the United States?
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
  • TheWorld Health Organization officially declared smallpox eradicated only three years later.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Definition of eradicated
Verb
  • In July, the Ukrainian air force reported a Russian missile failure rate -- including munitions that were intercepted, suppressed or failed to reach their targets -- of around 58%.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The platinum-chromium pairs greatly suppressed both of these deactivation pathways, allowing the catalyst to remain active for longer.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppressed
Adjective
  • Outside of smothered biscuit sandwiches, District Biskuits also sells mac and cheese, chicken tenders with various dipping sauces, waffle fries and other sides.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • Breakfast is a treat, with made-from-scratch English muffins and housemade jams, plus heartier items like a smothered breakfast burrito.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of smothered
Verb
  • In the third inning, the Rockies erased Salvador Perez’s leadoff single as Massey grounded into a double play.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The boundary between indoor and outdoor living is nearly erased as floor-to-ceiling glass windows and walls are flung open to redefine the term cross-breeze.
    — Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of erased
Verb
  • Meanwhile, officials have quelled concerns about nearby nuclear power stations.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 30 July 2026
  • As the activist Assata Olugbala Shakur remarks, the chains of oppression can be broken with love, support, and care, and the Black radical imagination cannot be quelled even when our lives are on the line.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Definition of quelled
Adjective
  • These modes are referred to as a damped harmonic oscillator.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The story of damped harmonic systems goes back to 1900, when British physicist Horace Lamb built a simple mathematical model of a particle vibrating inside a solid.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Definition of damped
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