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as in stamped (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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  1. choked
  2. extinguished
  3. eradicated
  4. suppressed
  5. smothered
  6. erased
  7. quelled
  8. damped
Adjective
  • The western island of South Sumatra also battled fires, with more than 1,700 hot spots detected on Sunday, causing a choked haze cloud and reducing visibility to only 10 meters (33 feet) in some areas, the ministry said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of choked
Verb
  • South Metro Fire Rescue crews extinguished the fire to keep it from spreading to nearby vegetation and homes.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Firefighters on March 28 extinguished a fire and found Mendez’s body in a ditch, according to a record that the Express-News reviewed.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of extinguished
Verb
  • Yet, we’re told by this administration that non-citizen voting is rampant and must be eradicated.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • How mouthwash affects your oral microbiome The oral microbiome is not a collection of pathogens to be eradicated.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of eradicated
Verb
  • The flip side of this is that more hectic environments, like a busy cafe, aren’t so easily suppressed.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Those odds are still likely suppressed by the notion the Fed will avoid raising rates just before an election.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Oct. 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
  • His apprehension turned into anger when the city’s Department of Transportation erased the DIY crosswalks two months later.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Musk effectively erased that trade-off, supplying enough money to build a dedicated financial firewall around Paxton without forcing the party to pull resources from other battlegrounds.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of erased
Verb
  • The quiet moments of the offseason were eventually quelled by the madness of a young locker room, on a team replete with potential.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Ossoff has repeatedly denied interest in a White House bid, but that hasn’t quelled the talk.
    — Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 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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