snuffing (out)

verb

present participle of snuff (out)
1
as in extinguishing
to cause to cease burning snuff out the candle

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2
as in eradicating
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 sitting on
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 snuffing (out)
  1. extinguishing
  2. eradicating
  3. suppressing
  4. erasing
  5. quelling
  6. abolishing
  7. subduing
  8. wiping out
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  • The book resuscitates the childhood feeling that most of us spend our lives tamping down and dismissing, if not completely extinguishing.
    — Chris Ware, The New York Review of Books, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Crews were making progress on extinguishing the fire after moving to defensive mode.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of extinguishing
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  • Tlaib is also a prominent critic of Israel; her rhetoric has been chastised by Jewish colleagues as an antisemitic call for eradicating Jews, a charge the congresswoman and her supporters reject.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • That method, called Sterile Insect Technique, was originally successful in eradicating flies from the United States and Central America and pushing the screwworm population back beyond the Darién Gap at the border of Panama and Colombia.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • In that sense, emotional intelligence becomes less about suppressing feelings than directing them productively.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The men now rising through the security establishment have spent their careers confronting enemies abroad and suppressing dissent at home.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppressing
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  • Triodos Bank warns the extreme weather could reduce EU GDP by approximately €180 billion, effectively erasing forecast growth.
    — Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Pride in place and purpose really does mean something, and erasing Anaheim from the name diminishes not only my community, but what this fan base stands for.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • As Matt Reeves is hard at work in Gotham City, James Gunn is quelling some overeager fans about the timeline of the Batman trilogy.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Aside from Spain’s progress in quelling the fires this week, there are still active fires in France to consider, since the particulate matter could continue drifting across large portions of its neighboring nation.
    — T. Michelle Murphy, Time, 29 July 2026
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  • Some members sought to amend the resolution to call for reforming ICE rather than abolishing it.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Some of Hong’s past comments, including calling for the cancellation of Thanksgiving and abolishing the police, have garnered scrutiny in recent days.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • This means the market makers, often called dealers, are the ones that have to play catch-up, adding to volatility instead of subduing it.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • Rome — The death of a Moroccan man in police custody has sparked protests – some violent – in the northern city of Bologna after video of the incident showing officers forcefully subduing the man circulated online.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
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  • Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.
    — Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Definition of wiping out
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“Snuffing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffing%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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