extinguishable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguishable
Adjective
  • Combine that with four extra days on the water and a rising desperation for land, perishable food and cell service and the only thing that can unfold is pure chaos.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • And, like other perishable foods, put away those leftovers within one or two hours.
    Sharon Liao, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • But for all his all-time feats, Kershaw’s fastball has aged in mortal fashion, sitting at about 89 mph for two years now and 90-91 mph in a few years before.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
  • Populated by roaming blond sausage dogs, ghosts, and several complex mortal humans, Julius Julius satirizes the world of advertising via an ancient company known as Julius Julius, narrated by three different employees in three different eras.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Deliver at All Costs features spectacularly destructible environments, a pleasant soundtrack of easy jazz and surfer music, and a lightly entertaining story about persevering in a tough working environment.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Everyone, including our simian hero, is obsessed with digging into the fully destructible ground to unearth its precious metals and gems.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • The company’s new policy aims to address these challenges and create a more controlled and welcoming environment—reflecting broader industry trends where other retailers have adopted similar measures.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The notion that rival great powers should come together to manage a chaotic international system is one that leaders have embraced at many points in history, often in the wake of catastrophic wars that left them seeking to establish a more controlled, reliable, and resilient order.
    Stacie E. Goddard, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And while Riemens had a transient lifestyle and was planning a trip to visit family in Michigan just before his disappearance, finding his truck at a nearby store quickly cast suspicion.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Spring Hill has the lowest transient guest rate in Johnson County at 4%.
    Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • These moves have prompted concern among segments of Trump's base supportive of a restrained international role, raising questions about the administration's direction ahead of a crucial 2026 midterm election cycle.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
  • As Rick, Goggins got to show longtime fans and incoming members of his fan club a rarer side of the actor: quiet, restrained, in deep amounts of unspoken pain.
    Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
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“Extinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguishable. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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