extinguishing

verb

Definition of extinguishingnext
present participle of extinguish
1
as in choking
to cause to cease burning the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on

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2
as in destroying
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of a fatal blunder that extinguished all hope that the team would actually win the play-offs

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3
as in shushing
to stop the noise or speech of her final, telling point extinguished her opponents on the city council

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguishing
  1. choking
  2. destroying
  3. demolishing
  4. blanketing
  5. muting
  6. wrecking
  7. settling
Verb
  • Meanwhile, California is choking on its affordability crisis.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • If the premise is correct that payroll and benefits costs are starting to strangle higher education providers, the first step in restoring free breathing is knowing what’s choking you.
    Derek Newton, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of choking
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  • Federal agencies are prohibited from destroying or negatively changing critical habitat.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The designation would also prohibit federal agencies from destroying or modifying that habitat.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroying
Verb
  • The project involves demolishing a great deal of real estate.
    David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • They were made by each other by reverently mythologizing their history while also irreverently demolishing it to make way for whatever was new and next, like a postwar building that’s periodically renovated to keep up with trends.
    David LaChapelle, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of demolishing
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  • The vigorous lake-effect snow event blanketing areas downwind of the Great Lakes is expected to taper off early next week.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The volcano erupted again just last week, blanketing the nearby Blue Lagoon parking lot in lava.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of blanketing
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  • Setting boundaries and expectations If seeing all the happy, romantic holiday posts feels too difficult, taking a break from social media or muting certain accounts may help, Abrams said.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • That part of the evening ended with CBS News, the host network, muting their microphones and moving on.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of muting
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  • But when this tournament comes to an end, the Bulls either have to change course or risk wrecking their plans completely.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
  • But his vision of wrecking Israel with the help of Iran and other proxy forces backfired badly.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of wrecking
Verb
  • And then this one picks up with my honeymoon [in the Maldives] and what goes awry with that, and settling into married life, and parents getting older.
    Them, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Quarterback woes were a big part of those struggles, as Michigan started three quarterbacks before settling on senior Davis Warren.
    Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of settling
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