snuff (out)

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff (out)
Verb
  • Firefighters have been so busy extinguishing fires and dealing with other emergencies that the fire hotline was saturated.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
  • Multiple crews, including some from the Kansas City Fire Department provided extra support to extinguish the fire Saturday.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • Volunteer in a California state park or join the local chapter of California Native Plant Society project to eradicate invasive plants and preserve native habitats.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
  • Surgeons removed her thyroid gland but did not fully eradicate the cancer, which had spread to her vocal cords, the paper said.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Eight engines, three water tenders, two dozers and one hand crew are working to suppress the fire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 26 May 2025
  • And in 1955, the McGee Fire burned through much of Converse Basin, consuming second-growth sequoias and demonstrating the dangers of suppressing all fires.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • So, this should lower those percentage gaps in time, if not erase them.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • The voices and contributions of women and people of color were overlooked and erased through much of America’s military history.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • But the comeback attempts staged by the visitors were repeatedly quelled by one of their greatest strengths.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • In that case, Israeli soldiers fired live rounds into the air to disperse crowds, with the GHF seeking to quell concerns over its rocky first week of operations in a news release Wednesday.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • The initiative has its critics, who fear that abolishing property taxes would leave local governments without sufficient funds to support crucial public services.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
  • The latter is known for his misogynistic statements, and has promised to follow through on Mr. Yoon’s commitment to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality & Family.
    Yejin Gim, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • Investment spending picked up around 2016 but hit a wall with Covid, and has been subdued since.
    William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • One of the suspects had to be subdued with a stun gun.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • That could wipe out the Amazon rainforest and other natural carbon storehouses that are not only refuges for wildlife but our best defense against climate chaos.
    Michael Grunwald, The Atlantic, 3 June 2025
  • Ukraine wiped out dozens of Russian aircraft over the weekend, a day before talks in Istanbul between both sides failed to reach a breakthrough.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 June 2025
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“Snuff (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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