1
as in extinguishes
to cause to cease burning
snuff out the candle
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2
as in eradicates
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 suppresses
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 snuffs (out)
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The 27-year-old's extension extinguishes any remaining embers surrounding the possibility of the Mavericks trading him this offseason.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Bonacini wants gold — a sterilizing cure that eradicates every trace of the virus and cannot return.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
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Mulch suppresses weeds, retains moisture in the soil, and adds nutrients back to the soil, too.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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Tissue samples from Fern Franco’s remains, obtained by a search warrant, revealed the presence of both morphine, which suppresses respiration, along with the drug succinylcholine, a paralytic used to relax skeletal muscles as during intubation.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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This pledge erases dissenting Israeli voices, legitimizes falsehoods, and shields Hamas from blame.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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But how often can the Pats bank on Drake Maye enjoying the best start of his career, while Antonio Gibson erases a Dolphins punt return touchdown with his own return touchdown on the next play?—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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While the presumption was always that Messi would renew with the Herons, the news quells any lingering anxiety.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Twenty years later, an adult Guinevere is building her ghostwriting career when her estranged artist brother announces an installation titled Mother, which quells disturbing revelations in Guinevere.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Instead, this measure abolishes them.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
11 Aug. 2025
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Hinton, a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist and a former Google executive, has warned in the past that there is a 10% to 20% chance that AI wipes out humans.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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That timeline could shrink if a massive fraud wipes out public confidence in the Internet.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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These newly aware companies’ high-speed trading of financial projects destroys the Earth itself, forcing humans to flee to the margins of the solar system.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most of the time, a person’s immune system identifies and destroys these cells.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Snuffs (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffs%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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