snuffed it

phrase

past tense of snuff it, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffed it
bought it
Phrase
  • Later that year, or possibly in 1296, the Benedictine monastery in Břevnov, west of Prague, bought it back into Benedictine hands from the Sedlec monastery.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The Sonnenberg had been a medical facility long before Rau bought it.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Snuffed it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffed%20it. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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