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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
Twenty miles from the start of stage eight in Puçol, the biggest wildfire in 40 years in the city of Valencia was close to being extinguished but was still burning. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 At the end of August, two fires were extinguished there within one week. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 The incident was reported Tuesday, off the Omani coast, the UKMTO said, which added that the resulting fire had been extinguished, all crew members were reported safe, and an investigation was underway. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 The strike hit just above the waterline, causing the small fire, which was extinguished by the ship’s crew. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 The blaze was later extinguished, Islamabad Chief Commissioner Suhail Ashraf said. — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews extinguished the fire and provided emergency medical care. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 The Ukrainian leader said the fire, which spread across 97,000 square feet, had been extinguished and rescue efforts were underway. — Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Fireworks should also never be lit on windy days, and doused until fully extinguished. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 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
Verb
  • The blockade choked one of the world’s most important shipping lanes and Iran dictated where the war’s frontline would be, rattling the global economy.
    — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Both victims were illegally choked to death by white police officers.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of choked
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  • The fire started in the 2300 block of Pickett Road and destroyed five structures, according to Cal Fire.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Almost 50 homes and other structures have been destroyed so far; there have been several injuries, and one of Tibbetts’s neighbors lost 20 German shepherds.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 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
  • Below me a narrow path winds through muddy rice paddies like a snake and disappears into a horizon blanketed by dense fog.
    — Marisol Delarosa, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In this camp, Moss has blanketed Denver’s receivers while playing with clean technique.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of blanketed
Verb
  • Now it will be demolished and replaced as part of a $250 million sports complex project.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After the property crisis cuts off family support, a filmmaker returns from the US to find his home demolished by a bankrupt father who once shaped Shenzhen’s skyline.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • The expressions of dissent were silenced with unspeakable violence.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia silenced its skeptics yesterday with strong quarterly results and a better-than-expected revenue forecast.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of silenced

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“Extinguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguished. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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