snuff (out)

verb

Definition of snuff (out)next
1
as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning snuff out the candle

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2
as in to eradicate
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 to suppress
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 snuff (out)
  1. extinguish
  2. eradicate
  3. suppress
  4. erase
  5. quell
  6. abolish
  7. subdue
  8. wipe out
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  • With their playoff dreams now extinguished, the Giants face a tough choice to either focus on a full rebuild and next year's NFL draft or try to chip away at other teams in the season's closing weeks.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Unlike traditional sprinklers, this system releases a fine mist of water droplets designed to extinguish flames while minimizing damage to the fragile wood and stone.
    Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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  • On this day in 1979: Scientists declared that smallpox had been eradicated about a dozen years after the World Health Organization intensified its vaccination push and prior requirements in many countries in the Americas and Europe.
    Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In the 1950s, an ambitious international campaign was launched to eradicate the insect in the north and center of the continent.
    Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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  • Harry is doing his best to keep Dexter from killing people, though Dex acknowledges that slicing into cadavers and taking hunting trips aren’t really cutting it in terms of suppressing his urges.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
  • His beautiful, distant mother, played by the French-Argentinean actress Bérénice Bejo, treats these outbursts as insurrections to be suppressed.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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  • One dud doesn’t erase the good performances Young has put on tape over the past month.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • There’s no way to completely erase remote work—while companies may implement a complete return to office, ignoring the value many employees place on working from home means potentially losing great talent and sacrificing productivity.
    Liz Elting, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • In June 2020, Willis demanded that Trump stop using Village People's music after the then-president threatened military action to quell protests following the police killing of George Floyd.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
  • And in case anyone thinks its suppressions are the stuff of the past, the emergence of far-right leaders around the Western world in the past few years quickly quells the fantasy.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of quell
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  • Rankin believed that without a widespread moral awakening, the prospect was slim that slavery could be abolished.
    TIME, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Kash Patel vows to abolish the ‘deep state’; Trump’s FBI pick thrills MAGA base Robby Soave and Steven Olikara weigh in on Donald Trump’s nominee to spearhead the FBI, Kash Patel.
    The Hill, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
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  • Several said they were alarmed by him and some were thankful when Penny subdued him.
    Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The price of iron ore, which is Rio’s single largest product, accounting for two-thirds of Rio Tinto’s revenue, has remained subdued in 2024, though showing some improvement in the recent months.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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  • By the end of 1977, the ranks of the guerrilla groups had been largely wiped out, but the dictatorship’s terror continued.
    Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The mission is simple: wipe out the military-industrial complex.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of wipe out
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“Snuff (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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