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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
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
As the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis recently showed, local demonstrations often become national news only once protesters’ lives have been imperilled or, worse, extinguished.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Crackle, fizz, pop, extinguished.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
With all these no-shows this year, shouldn’t City Hall reach out in the spirit of bipartisanship and extend an invite to the extinguished solon Tran?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Once firefighters extinguished the blaze, an unresponsive 84-year-old woman was discovered inside, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
And on Thursday, the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said fires had erupted at two of its refineries following drone attacks that targeted the facilities in the early hours and had since been extinguished.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Any thoughts of a Spartan comeback quickly got extinguished at the start of the third quarter as Broderick and Baacke keyed an 8-2 run that pushed the lead to 36-18.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Firefighters extinguished the fire after about 45 minutes.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The object, which also contained nuts and bolts, extinguished itself without harming anyone.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The election results nearly extinguished the already faint hopes of accountability.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The fire was extinguished, though the extent of the damage was not yet known.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
That conditional pick, acquired in August’s salary dump of Haywood Highsmith, effectively has become extinguished.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
As the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis recently showed, local demonstrations often become national news only once protesters’ lives have been imperilled or, worse, extinguished.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Crackle, fizz, pop, extinguished.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
With all these no-shows this year, shouldn’t City Hall reach out in the spirit of bipartisanship and extend an invite to the extinguished solon Tran?
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
The fire has since been extinguished.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Once firefighters extinguished the blaze, an unresponsive 84-year-old woman was discovered inside, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
And on Thursday, the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said fires had erupted at two of its refineries following drone attacks that targeted the facilities in the early hours and had since been extinguished.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Any thoughts of a Spartan comeback quickly got extinguished at the start of the third quarter as Broderick and Baacke keyed an 8-2 run that pushed the lead to 36-18.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Firefighters extinguished the fire after about 45 minutes.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
The object, which also contained nuts and bolts, extinguished itself without harming anyone.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The election results nearly extinguished the already faint hopes of accountability.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
The fire was extinguished, though the extent of the damage was not yet known.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguished
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Robust, malty, and melt-in-your-mouth tender, this smothered cabbage recipe will warm your soul and delight your tastebuds.—
Pableaux Johnson,
Southern Living,
25 Nov. 2025
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The smothered steak biscuit is available to order in-store and online through January 2026, a Bojangles spokesperson told CharlotteFive.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Such an outcome could slash oil prices, flooding the market with supply currently choked by military threats in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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As ProPublica detailed earlier this year, Bazan was tackled and choked by immigration agents who were chasing his undocumented father in Houston.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Reviewing the Pentagon’s video, Miguel said the footage showed buildings on his property being destroyed.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even factory resets may leave traces of data, so some recyclers will go as far as shredding a device's hard drive — and verify it's been destroyed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Some shushed the crowds, urging them to be silent and reverent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Jena asked, for which she was shushed), that was spotted and strong enough to kill a man.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Ideal for thick, natural hair, the cream formula moisturizes quenched curls with ingredients such as silk protein, coconut oil, and shea butter.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
18 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One night in early March, an Iranian writer and dissident climbed to the roof of his apartment building, in Tehran, to marvel at a towering inferno that had blanketed the sky in smoke.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Slopes that were once blanketed in deep snow are now showing large patches of bare ground, with only limited terrain still skiable.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bulldozers and dynamite demolished the modernist mausoleum of Reza Shah, the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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That’s going to continue until they are completely demolished.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The policy requires that all cellphones and other personal tech devices be out of sight and silenced during the school day.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Maybe Hollywood has been silenced.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Extinguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguished. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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