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as in choked
to cause to cease burning
the fire in the skillet was quickly extinguished by slamming the lid on
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as in destroyed
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 extinguished
Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The blaze was later extinguished.
—Reuters, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Firefighters extinguished the blaze.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
As legitimate political space disappears and moderate Islamist voices are extinguished, Tajiks may come to believe that democracy does not work—and that violence is the answer.
—Steve Swerdlow, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2016
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The blaze had been extinguished earlier in the day, officials said.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The blaze was later extinguished.
—Reuters, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Firefighters extinguished the blaze.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
As legitimate political space disappears and moderate Islamist voices are extinguished, Tajiks may come to believe that democracy does not work—and that violence is the answer.
—Steve Swerdlow, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguished
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This would not only reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste but also move us closer to a future where our oceans are no longer choked with persistent plastics.Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
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Waterways choked with debris soon burst, taking 20-ton boulders, two-story houses — and even a 95-foot CSX bridge with them.Justin McBrien / Made by History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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The wineries surrounding this area did suffer some damage, but only one had a portion of its vineyards destroyed.Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Prior to Thursday, the analysts at the open-source intelligence collective Oryx had tallied one destroyed Nebo-M and two damaged ones.David Axe, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Buildings on site tied to the Cadillac dealership have already been demolished as part of the redevelopment plans, including a parts service building and a collision, paint, and repair center.Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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The distillery operated sporadically before being mothballed in 1998 and demolished in 2013.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The search took place near Mount Rainier, a towering active volcano that is blanketed in snowfields and glaciers year-round.Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Burke’s army had already blanketed the ward saying a vote for her wouldn’t count.Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
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Rescue crews are hindered by cell service outages and ruined roads and bridges as federal officials warn money to help people get back on their feet is tenuous with 57 days still left in the official hurricane season.Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Instead of basking at the park's desert ecosystem, visitors left graffiti and ruined trails.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
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On a tight menu where flame and heat are in short supply, one of the highlights is the whole lobster, poached, segmented, and presented in its shell, doused in an herbaceous, earthy brown butter that pools at the bottom of the bowl.The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
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His signature production style — the glistening synth chord progressions that doused early OF releases in a cartoon-like technicolor — arrived subdued beneath a moodier sonic register.Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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The night was otherwise fairly muted for SNL, which also brought back its former mainstay Alec Baldwin as Bret Baier to mock the Fox News host’s combative interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, who was played again by Maya Rudolph.Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
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Grand Prismatic Spring, the third largest hot spring in the world and one of Yellowstone's top attractions, looked particularly magical as the overcast skies muted its rainbow colors and heavy steam shrouded the site.Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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Federal officials and experts are warning that the winds and floodwaters from Helene that wrecked the Southeast carry unscrupulous fraudsters amid the flotsam.Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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When the smoke cleared, 16 MT-LBs and a tank lay wrecked.David Axe, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Extinguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguished. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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