extinguishable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguishable
Adjective
  • Vladimir Putin does not seem the appeasable or satiable type.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Dec. 2021
Adjective
  • With razor-thin margins, perishable inventory and constant demand shifts, grocery has become a proving ground for operational agility.
    Tina Vatanka Murphy, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The White House will likely have to partner with companies that have experience shipping perishable items to remote areas of the country.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Bautista is already on the roll call as The Kurgen, the movie’s top villain, while Gillan is MacLeod’s Scottish and very mortal wife.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • During the events of the season 1 finale, Justin's mortal sons Roman and Milo gained wizard powers.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Here’s the Open Beta trailer: What Platforms Is The Open Beta Available On? Battlefield 6 will not be available on older consoles like the PS4 and Xbox One, nor is the game – with its impressive graphics and destructible environments – coming to Nintendo Switch.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • While not every object in the game world will be destructible, the team is working hard on making as much destruction as possible, while also balancing the need for cover.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • One fire expert said officials should approach policy changes carefully because controlled burns are still critical to forest health.
    Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 July 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
  • Few of the permanent employees expected to fill 8,500 slots have been hired, and the bulk of the current workforce is transient – single men on temporary visas or contracts, rotating through for months at a time.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • No notice, just like when the city added several dollars in transient occupancy taxes to every guest bill with virtually no notice on May 1.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Classical minimalism, meant to evoke modest virtue and restrained power, is a good style for a democratic state.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The sizable rooms offer a restrained elegance, with white marble bathrooms, mid-century modern furniture, and black-and-white photos of striking architecture on the walls.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Extinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguishable. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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