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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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  1. extinguished
  2. eradicated
  3. suppressed
  4. erased
  5. quelled
  6. subdued
  7. abolished
  8. destroyed
Verb
  • Crews from the Phoenix Fire Department extinguished a fast-moving mobile home fire near South 40th Street and East Baseline Road.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In total, 40 to 45 firefighters extinguished the fire over a two-hour period, Evans said.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of extinguished
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  • Only a few years had passed since the WHO declared in 1979 that smallpox was the first human disease to be eradicated worldwide.
    Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Individual errors cannot be eradicated entirely, but must be reduced.
    Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of eradicated
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  • Caspar suppressed his urge to respond.
    Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Ukrainians are uncovering their country’s culinary history – and how its distinctive features were suppressed by the authorities during Soviet rule.
    Howard LaFranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressed
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  • Select Restore next to the date before your contact was erased.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The plunge erased over $35 billion in market value from the Global 500 company.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of erased
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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
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  • 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
Definition of subdued
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  • Ronald Reagan, as president, called for the department to be abolished.
    Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In 2023, a group of House Republicans attempted to raise sales taxes with the FairTax Act, which would have abolished the Internal Revenue Service and replaced income tax and other levies with a national sales tax.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of abolished
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  • Of the 58 Leopard 1s the Ukrainians received between July 2023 and early September, just six have been confirmed destroyed.
    David Axe, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • They were just destroyed by the critics in the press, for some reason.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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