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adjective

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as in stamped (out)

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snuffed (out)

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verb

past tense of snuff (out)
1
as in extinguished
to cause to cease burning snuff out the candle

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2
as in eradicated
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 suppressed
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 snuffed (out)
  1. extinguished
  2. eradicated
  3. suppressed
  4. erased
  5. quelled
  6. subdued
  7. abolished
  8. destroyed
Verb
  • The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • After the fire was extinguished, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of extinguished
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  • The booking was worthwhile to remove any possibility of parity being eradicated.
    Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Remember, this disease was eradicated and if children were up-to-date on vaccinations, there likely would be zero outbreaks across America.
    Omer Awan, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of eradicated
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  • After the Korean War, the dictatorship suppressed those who participated in the human-rights and labor movements, or who called for democracy, by labelling them as Communists.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The final report touted how its work resulted in Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitting to Jordan that Facebook improperly bent to pressure from the Biden administration and suppressed content about COVID-19.
    Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressed
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  • This team looked great through Week 15, but then quarterback Jalen Hurts got knocked out of Sunday’s game with a concussion and the Commanders erased a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Arizona erased Santa Claus from the official state map in 1991, and the Christmas Tree Inn closed two years later.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • From there, though, the Magic closed within 90-80 late in the third period with a 12-0 run that was quelled by a Pelle Larsson three-point play.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
  • But the speculation in space, nuclear, mobility, and quantum names must be quelled to get a real ending to this.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of quelled
Verb
  • In a cultural moment when subdued, probing prestige TV is king, Rivals, like Rupert and Declan, gives a middle fingers to it.
    Chloe Malle, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Globally, demand in the sector remains subdued due to oversupplies in the European market as well as high inventory levels in China.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of subdued
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  • Currently, 27 states still use the death penalty, while 23 states have abolished it and five states are holding executions based on gubernatorial action, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Since then, though, Xi has abolished Presidential term limits, decimated civil society, and intensified clampdowns on free expression.
    Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of abolished
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  • Almost all of Gaza’s other schools are either shuttered, destroyed or have been converted into shelters for the displaced.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Daley wasn’t interested, knowing that in certain white neighborhoods, those signs would be defaced or destroyed.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
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