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as in to assassinate
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 snuff
Manufactured by companies such as Chemours and 3M, PFAS were incredibly useful in many applications — among them, helping clothes to withstand rain and ensuring that firefighting foam snuffed out flames.
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Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
That’s Fit: Windy flights, KFC toothpaste and snuffing out smallpox
Around 1 out of every 20 children with measles develops pneumonia.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
If your warm-weather footwear rotation isn’t quite up to snuff, don’t sweat it (pun intended).
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Machin, a host on the popular Redmen TV YouTube channel, remembers going to a supermarket to help prepare for his cousin’s birthday and having a sense that something was creeping up on him, but hoped that paracetamol and vitamin supplements would snuff it out.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
That’s Fit: Windy flights, KFC toothpaste and snuffing out smallpox
Around 1 out of every 20 children with measles develops pneumonia.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025
If your warm-weather footwear rotation isn’t quite up to snuff, don’t sweat it (pun intended).
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Machin, a host on the popular Redmen TV YouTube channel, remembers going to a supermarket to help prepare for his cousin’s birthday and having a sense that something was creeping up on him, but hoped that paracetamol and vitamin supplements would snuff it out.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff
Verb
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By comparison, the males with more agreeable personalities sniffed the tubes more calmly.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
28 May 2025
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Loyal fans and Substack readers looking for deeper dives into a brand world can sniff out when something is done strictly as a marketing play.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Milk was assassinated in 1978 by a former colleague on the board.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Oc Register,
23 May 2025
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The day after John F. Kennedy was assassinated, a little over four years earlier in 1963, Hartford Public Schools held a half-day so students could grieve.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 May 2025
Verb
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While the fan airs out the vessel, boaters should smell for gas vapors, which are easily combustible, said Saltzburg, who posts boating safety videos on YouTube.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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New York cannot afford to go down 3-0, but Indiana smells blood in the water.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Trump contends that white South African farmers are being murdered in a racially motivated genocide, and that the South African government has permitted itself to seize their land.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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Officially, the Prime Video series (premiering May 29) is an adaptation of the 2019 novel by Alafair Burke, about a pair of estranged siblings, played by Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks, reuniting when one’s husband is murdered.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2025
Verb
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When aerosols such as sea spray or smoke are inhaled, the fine particles can reach deep into the body, entering the bloodstream and even the brain when the particles are small enough.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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When using bleach, try not to inhale any of the fumes and open windows when possible.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog said early Thursday morning that the country remains united with the families of slain embassy staffers in Washington.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
22 May 2025
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Russo, a 24-year FDNY veteran, had been expecting to retire in a few months when she was slain.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The bride clarified that each idea only took about a minute to execute if not less time.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The Syrian government even returned the belongings of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 after his espionage was discovered, in a goodwill gesture.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The forecast comes after several devastating hurricanes battered the U.S. last year, including Helene, which killed 241 people across five states in September.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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It has been killed by the near impossibility of buying a home in the current market and the economic challenges that force them to scramble to keep up with the cost of living and delay their plans to form their own families.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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“Snuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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