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adjective

as in smothered

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verb

past tense of extinguish
1
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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2
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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3
as in shushed
to stop the noise or speech of her final, telling point extinguished her opponents on the city council

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Recent Examples of extinguished
Adjective
By the time volunteer firefighters from nearby Cachagua arrived, McCord estimated that the fire was about 70% extinguished. — Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026 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
Nils Seval is a surf instructor, but this week he's been spraying down flareups that emerge from blazes still smoldering underground even in areas where big flames have been extinguished. — CBS News, 30 July 2026 The fire was extinguished, and crews assisted with overhaul operations and removed affected equipment. — Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Emergency crews are still scrambling to contain ferocious blazes in Spain and France, where authorities have warned wildfires could burn for several months before they are fully extinguished. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 But any hope Piastri had of staying in contention against Norris was extinguished in his bizarre clash with Carlos Sainz, the Williams driver Piastri was coming up to lap a few laps after his second stop. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 27 July 2026 For decades, the military has extinguished fires using foams containing toxic PFAS. — Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026 In the Stavropol region, authorities reported the fire was extinguished on Thursday evening — more than 24 hours after the attack. — Dasha Litvinova, Fortune, 24 July 2026 The fires have since been extinguished, according to Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, with repair work ongoing. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 July 2026 The attack on the ASIA and NISSOS tankers in the Russian port of Novorossiysk sparked a fire aboard the ASIA, which was extinguished. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extinguished
  1. smothered
  2. choked
  3. destroyed
  4. shushed
  5. quenched
  6. blanketed
  7. demolished
  8. silenced
Adjective
  • Outside of smothered biscuit sandwiches, District Biskuits also sells mac and cheese, chicken tenders with various dipping sauces, waffle fries and other sides.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • Breakfast is a treat, with made-from-scratch English muffins and housemade jams, plus heartier items like a smothered breakfast burrito.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of smothered
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  • Missile salvos and militia attacks have choked key shipping lanes, damaged Saudi oil facilities and driven up global prices even as fragile diplomacy struggles to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and avert escalation.
    — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Entire chunks of the continent were choked by smoke, causing unhealthy air quality.
    — Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of choked
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  • After the match, Brock Lesnar Oba Femi destroyed Brock Lesnar in their first encounter, which made an already rising Oba Femi into an overnight sensation.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Weeks later in Georgia, the Highway 82 Fire destroyed more than 120 homes – the most lost to a single fire since state records began in the 1950s – while blazes across the Southeast pushed smoke into communities that rarely see it.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • As the moment unfolded, Savannah shushed the future king and even briefly placed her hand over his mouth in an effort to keep him composed.
    — Staff Author, InStyle, 13 June 2026
  • The Giants offense got shushed Wednesday night by Shohei Ohtani, and their hitters went down almost as quietly against right-hander Emmet Sheehan.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 15 May 2026
Definition of shushed
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of quenched
Verb
  • The television ads that have blanketed Michigan will have run their course, too.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Lined up on the boundary during the team portion of practice, Johnson blanketed wide receiver AJ Henning who ran a comeback.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of blanketed
Verb
  • The iconic outdoor mall still has a few places open before it is demolished.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Etna’s country prevails but is demolished in the process; its people and animals are left wrecked, hungry, and homeless.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of demolished
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  • People named Mitch Bratt and Caleb Ferguson have silenced them in recent days.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Morgan silenced the critics and played into her heel persona—one that wants to hold the title for 1,000 days—with a strong victory over Iyo Sky.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of silenced

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