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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2
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
The fires, which burned about 48,000 hectares in total, had been extinguished by Monday, the Korea Forest Service said in a statement.
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Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Crews extinguished the fire around 10:10 a.m. and said the cause is still under investigation.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Colorado firefighters have scrambled to extinguish multiple blazes near major cities this month, including wildfires that burned thousands of acres near Colorado Springs last week and multiple fires this week at Aurora’s Jewell Wetlands Park.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
The blaze was extinguished by 7:20 p.m. local time and no injuries were reported, officials confirmed to the outlets.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Crews extinguished the fire around 10:10 a.m. and said the cause is still under investigation.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Colorado firefighters have scrambled to extinguish multiple blazes near major cities this month, including wildfires that burned thousands of acres near Colorado Springs last week and multiple fires this week at Aurora’s Jewell Wetlands Park.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2025
The blaze was extinguished by 7:20 p.m. local time and no injuries were reported, officials confirmed to the outlets.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguish
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This hazard, hard plastic, and many other physical hazards such as metal and rocks/stones can cause illness or injury to the consumer, including laceration, cuts to the tongue or gum, perforation, occlusion (choking), typically occurring immediately or shortly after consumption.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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To soothe a sore throat, consider remedies like sucking on ice chips or lozenges (adults only; this is a choking hazard for young children), sipping warm beverages, gargling with salt water, or taking an over-the-counter (OTC) pain reliever.2 2.—
Lauren Schlanger,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Af Klint edited her own notebooks later in life, rewriting or destroying entire passages and exorcising biographical details.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 28 people, forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes and destroyed thousands of structures and vehicles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
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One day at the Scottish Open, a volunteer held up the quiet sign and shushed the crowd as Morikawa prepared to hit from the fairway.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Fathers shushed babbling toddlers as their wives snuck out to change infants’ diapers.—
Carlos Nogueras Ramos,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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The $100 million Ferrari-Hamilton deal is not only both parties' answer to quenching a championship thirst — Ferrari hasn't won one in nearly two decades — but also the sport's solution for continued relevance.—
Olivia Hicks,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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The concentrate, which counts Zoë Kravitz as a fan, is infused with squalane, vitamin E, glycerin, and botanical oils to quench thirsty skin.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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The station shares a name with Spurs’ former home, which overlapped this site and was demolished as the modern structure, which opened in April 2019, was built.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Though the interior of the building was demolished, the Art Deco facade was and is still considered a historical landmark and remains intact.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2025
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But he wasn’t deterred by the crown’s agenda to silence all critics.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Apr. 2025
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For the past year and a half, our Arab, Palestinian, and Muslim community at Microsoft has been silenced, intimidated, harassed, and doxxed, with impunity from Microsoft.—
Jordan Novet,Hayden Field,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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The central bank last cut rates in December of 2024, but has kept them steady since then as policy makers seek to douse inflation.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The ones who douse their chicken with pepper sauce or soak it in powerful brines have something to hide.—
Rick Bragg,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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An attorney representing former Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker is asking a county judge to give the ex-official probation — not jail time — arguing that his conviction late last year has already damaged his reputation and ruined his career, according to a new court filing.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Extinguish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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