1
as in to choke
to cause to cease burning
the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on
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as in to destroy
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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Recent Examples of extinguish
During the press conference, local leaders addressed concerns about fire hydrants that reportedly went dry in the county as firefighters sought to extinguish flames.
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Solcyré Burga, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
After fire department officials extinguished the fire, police found Jeffrey and Charlotte with their father inside.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
After the fire was extinguished, emergency medical personnel declared the woman dead at the scene.
—Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Firefighters quickly extinguished and contained a kitchen fire.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
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Solcyré Burga, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
After fire department officials extinguished the fire, police found Jeffrey and Charlotte with their father inside.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
After the fire was extinguished, emergency medical personnel declared the woman dead at the scene.
—Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Firefighters quickly extinguished and contained a kitchen fire.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguish
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Adams was booked for a canny professional foul which choked the visitors’ attempts to get back into the game.Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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She was later pronounced dead after allegedly being choked.Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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This year, however, will be a much more muted affair, as the Palisades and Eaton Fires have destroyed thousands of homes, killed 25 people and forced more than 150,000 residents to evacuate.Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Related article Tracking the damage and devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires in maps As many as 12,000 homes, businesses and other structures may have been destroyed in the wildfires raging in Los Angeles County, rendering entire communities ashen piles of rubble.Dakin Andone, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Back then, Mason was the kind of person who got excited about camera placement on a mountain to capture just the right shot as a downhill ski racer shushed past.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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Other players use this tactic too, including Djokovic’s friend Nick Kyrgios (on many occasions), Sebastian Korda at this year’s Italian Open in Rome, and Taylor Fritz, who shushed an entire stadium after beating Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech at Roland Garros in 2023.Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
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The Smithsonian expedition, much like his adventures as a young naturalist in his room, was about quenching his thirst for knowledge and perhaps helping others do the same though the various museum exhibitions that continue to amaze young and old to this day.Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
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Wendy’s: There are several days of deals to quench Halloween excitement at Wendy’s, like a free chocolate Frosty with purchase on Oct 29.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The plan is a major change for Jackson Memorial Hospital, which would demolish two office buildings across from a Metrorail station in 2027 to make way for affordable and workforce housing in two towers filled with shops, a hotel and more than 800 apartments.Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
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Developers purchased the Young family home for $5.8 million in February 2023, and recently demolished the 4 Burleigh Street property to build a $28.75 million residential site, consequence.net reported.Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Attempts to question Fernández de Kirchner’s authority are silenced brutally – just ask ex president Alberto Fernández, or Axel Kicillof.Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lawyers for TikTok have argued that shuttering the app in the U.S. will silence not only its speech, but also that of the 170 million Americans who regularly use it.Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025
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These helicopters can each carry water in buckets hanging below the aircraft to douse the flames.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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California has already received help fighting fires from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has provided water bombers to douse flames and said his country is ready to deploy 250 firefighters.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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Well, Neptune and his Wildcats might just be ruining the convenient narrative.CJ Moore, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Extinguish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguish. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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