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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as in stamped (out)
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Flames and smoke poured from the large church for hours before the blaze was extinguished.—
Isabella Volmert,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025 -
The suspect was shot by responding officers and the fire has since been extinguished, police said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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FellinAI‘s first feature, The Sweet Idleness, imagines a world in which machines have eradicated 99% of jobs, leaving humans to a life of leisure.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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That misconception must be eradicated from our society.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
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Defenders downed or suppressed 439 drones and 39 missiles, the air force said, with eight other missiles failing to reach their targets.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Amazon still faces another lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2023, which alleged that the company is an exploitative monopoly and illegally suppressed competition among online marketplaces.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Mariners erased an 8-1 Toronto lead in Game 2 to complete a sweep, celebrating the comeback by locking arms around the pitcher’s mound.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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What’s being erased are actual historical facts.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
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For decades, DeLodder said, hospitals have quelled the establishment of freestanding birthing centers by arguing against their necessity.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Offered a chance to explain any reluctance to stay in the NBA, the Lithuanian center once again quelled the topic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Buckeyes benefited from a pair of penalties, including a face mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Buckeyes benefitted from a pair of penalties, including a face-mask call on Colin Simmons that wiped out an incomplete pass on third-and-4.—
Joe Reedy,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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Another finding is that risk appetite is understandably subdued.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Under normal circumstances, equalising in the 89th minute of an away game in the Champions League would prompt wild celebrations, but Tottenham Hotspur’s players and coaching staff were subdued after their 2-2 draw with Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday evening.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Snuffed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffed%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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