snuff (out)

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Verb
  • Meanwhile, embers scattered into nearby brush, prompting crews to act swiftly with water hoses to extinguish them.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Within an hour, firefighters were in her backyard, extinguishing falling embers.
    David Gelles, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Israel then vowed to eradicate Hamas and have since devastated the Palestinian territory.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Killing female deer weakens a herd’s ability to grow, and officials thought that thinning out deer herds was the key to eradicating the disease and preserving wild herd health.
    Sophie Hartley, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Some Korean veterans of that war were also involved in suppressing uprisings such as the one in Gwangju.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Facebook played a major role in the 2020 election and came under fire from Trump and Republicans for allegedly suppressing conservative voices.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Nearby Altadena, a historically largely Black neighborhood, has essentially been erased from the map.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The odds are that the response will sit in an internal digital memory buffer for a while and not be immediately erased or discarded.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Recent fears about potential payroll disruptions due to budget delays were quelled by Robinson's assurance that a budget will be passed before the 15th, ensuring employees receive their paychecks.
    Eplunus Colvin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Riley issued a public statement in an effort to quell swirling Butler trade rumors last month, insisting Miami would not move on from its best two-way player this year.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • That loophole remained open following the most recent U.S. election, which saw California voters shooting down Proposition 6, which would have abolished prison labor.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
  • So legislation abolishing the department (already written by GOP Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota) would have to pass through budget reconciliation, which lets certain legislation pass with a mere majority in the Senate.
    Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The ceremony, traditionally celebratory, was subdued as protesters gathered outside the Capitol in San Juan.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Officers subdued her, handcuffed her and called fire rescue.
    Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The company is now owned and run by original founder Stacy Spikes, who acquired it out of bankruptcy in 2022 after Farnsworth and partner Mitch Lowe ran it to the ground, wiping out shareholders.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
  • But borrowers should move forward with the assumption that mass student debt cancellation — initiatives that would immediately wipe out the debt for millions of people all at once — is not happening.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Snuff (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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