snuff

verb

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as in to sniff
to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose the dog began barking as soon as she snuffed the scent of squirrel

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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 That’s what did Smith in as much as anything, although obviously a .500 record at a high-major program isn’t up to snuff. — Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 Too bad that nothing else in Eusebio’s first directorial outing is up to snuff with Quan’s star power. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025 Then Kristiansen was slow to retreat into position and snuff out the danger at the far post as Merino scored the second on the counter. — Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 With the clock ticking, Ray has one night to get his unsuspecting family out of the city before he gets snuffed out. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snuff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff
  1. sniff
  2. assassinate
  3. smell
  4. murder
  5. inhale
  6. slay
  7. execute
  8. kill
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  • Fey and Forte play a couple who have to sniff out which of their other married pals are on the brink of divorce across four vacations.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The Education Department's shift toward sniffing out insufficiently patriotic lesson plans comes at the same time as the Trump administration is terminating DOE employees, including more than a dozen from the Office of Civil Rights.
    — Gene Demby, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • Read More Trump supporter accused of plotting to assassinate Trump at CA rally.
    — Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
  • While speaking to news outlets, Bianco wrongly accused Miller of plotting to assassinate Trump, defaming him as a result, the complaint says.
    — Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of assassinate
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  • The girl’s breath smelled of sleep, just slightly stale—no time for mouthwash, toothpaste, in her haste to see him.
    — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Let all this go unchecked, and your oven will either look bad, smell bad, or both.
    — Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2025
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  • In December 1928, Northcott was charged with murdering Gonzales, the Winslow brothers and Collins.
    — KC Baker, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Audio from a 911 call made from the house where four University of Idaho students were murdered in 2022 has been released to the public, revealing panic and confusion as callers realize one of their friends is no longer breathing.
    — Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of murder
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  • The pope suffered a number of respiratory complications, such as inhaling some vomit that led to aspiration and required noninvasive mechanical ventilation.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • When ingested or inhaled, these microplastics can release these chemicals into the body, potentially leading to adverse health effects.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of inhale
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  • Nearly half of them were slain using poison gas, according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, at death camps like Auschwitz, Belzec, Sobibor and Treblinka.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The right-wing host identified the staffer as Jamie White, who according to Jones, was slain outside his Austin, Texas apartment late Sunday.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of slay
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  • Jonathan Vigliotti: Had that arrest warrant been executed, would Angela be here today?
    — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Lee executed a pitching wedge shot, looking for the ball to not carry much, but to roll down the fairway and reach the green.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of execute
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  • Their special teams — especially the power play but also the penalty kill — are in a major funk at maybe the worst time of the season.
    — Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Then, its argument in favor of more pollution was that fuel economy standards would kill people.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
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