extinguishable

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Adjective
  • It is opened during the week from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m., and provides perishable and non-perishable foods.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2025
  • That leaves Oakland concerned that tariff retaliation would directly impact its top export destinations — Japan, Taiwan, China and South Korea — and could significantly erode California’s market share for perishable and high-value commodities.
    Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Security for Ukrainians will depend upon NATO members, especially the U.S., increasing their delivery of lethal weaponry to enhance Ukraine’s armed forces capability of causing mortal damage to Russia’s armies and cities.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • Related Stories The China de minimis ban, which is still very much in its rollout phase, has been viewed as a mortal wound to the trade provision.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The game takes place inside the layers of a hollow earth that's entirely destructible, thanks to Kong's raw strength.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The trailer showed off the game's fully destructible terrain, as DK was shown drilling into the ground, punching ahead to dig an underground tunnel, and even grabbing chunks of the earth below him to use as a weapon.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • The surgeon is basically trying to make a very controlled and aesthetic scar—after all, a belly button is just an umbilical scar.
    Meirav Devash, Allure, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And so happiness by nature is meant to be transient.
    Jess Cording, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • The Pacific Northwest has long had some of the highest cremation rates in the country, in part because its residents tend to be less religious and more transient.
    Susan Shain, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • An all-out self-deprecating ad could be warranted if the goal is to simply raise brand awareness, while a more restrained approach might be needed to avoid distraction if an ad includes technical details about a new product.
    Anton Naianzin, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • Plus, How to Use It In Your Home For pattern, using a rug with an oversized, neutral pattern keeps within a restrained palette but still creates visual interest.
    Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2025
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“Extinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguishable. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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