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as in assassinated
to put to death deliberately
the proprietor of the boarding house had apparently snuffed almost 50 old men before she was caught
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Recent Examples of snuffed
Potential big inning snuffed out, and Milwaukee got two baserunners the rest of the way against starter Tyler Glasnow.
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The cabin’s eight electric lights snuffed out.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The Chiefs’ lone sack, with initial pressure from Jones and the finish by Charles Omenihu, snuffed out the Lions’ last best chance.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Rookie defenseman Zeev Buium added a third period power play marker — his first career goal — but again Columbus snuffed out the momentum with a quick answer.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Later in the fourth quarter, however, Jones appeared to stare down Pearsall, leading to an easy Cardinals interception that snuffed out a promising 49ers drive.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Mission Bay quickly snuffed out that grab at momentum, thanks to the big right arm of Arnold.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
That stability, Truchelut said, is what snuffed out a tropical wave the National Hurricane Center was monitoring last week.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Several of the characters from Part 1 snuffed it, of course, and more meet their maker in Part 2.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
The cabin’s eight electric lights snuffed out.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The Chiefs’ lone sack, with initial pressure from Jones and the finish by Charles Omenihu, snuffed out the Lions’ last best chance.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Rookie defenseman Zeev Buium added a third period power play marker — his first career goal — but again Columbus snuffed out the momentum with a quick answer.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
Later in the fourth quarter, however, Jones appeared to stare down Pearsall, leading to an easy Cardinals interception that snuffed out a promising 49ers drive.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Mission Bay quickly snuffed out that grab at momentum, thanks to the big right arm of Arnold.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
That stability, Truchelut said, is what snuffed out a tropical wave the National Hurricane Center was monitoring last week.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Several of the characters from Part 1 snuffed it, of course, and more meet their maker in Part 2.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuffed
Verb
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The Raiders sniffed out a screen before a pop-pass gave him a lane for his first touchdown in 392 days.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Oct. 2025
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San Marcos tried a flea flicker on its last-gasp play, but it was sniffed out by the Carlsbad defense.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump was close to Abe, who was assassinated after leaving office.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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After he was assassinated in September at Utah Valley University, the first stop on his tour, TPUSA announced Carlson would speak at IU instead.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The cafeteria smelled the same.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The sergeant noted at least 12 bruises alone were found on the boy from the forehead down to the jaw on both sides of Campbell's face and that the child smelled overwhelmingly like urine.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Another legend explains how in the distant past, the nefarious Lake Nyos was formed from the decomposing body of a Kom chief whose people had been tricked and murdered by the Bamessi tribe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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State social studies standards for years have included discussion of how white Tulsans murdered as many as 300 Black people.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Its use was banned in many countries around the turn of the millennium amid concerns that the fibers, when airborne, could result in potentially fatal lung diseases if inhaled.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Previous research has found that TCE, when inhaled or ingested, can easily cross the blood-brain barrier and cause damage to neurons.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Johnson reportedly regained control of the vehicle and attempted to flee again, but police executed a ramming technique, known as a tactical vehicle intervention, to disable the vehicle, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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In Comet, Brave also found that attackers can hide commands in images that are executed when a user takes a screenshot, while in Fellou—another agentic AI browser—simply navigating to a malicious web page can trigger the AI to follow harmful instructions.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s no due process here, either; the three triumvirs don’t get their hands dirty, their decisions can’t be appealed, and there’s no public process by which those to be killed will be identified before the decision is final.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Five people were killed and one was injured in five vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads from Saturday through Wednesday, according to preliminary police reports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Snuffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuffed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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