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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
South Metro Fire Rescue crews extinguished the fire to keep it from spreading to nearby vegetation and homes. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Firefighters on March 28 extinguished a fire and found Mendez’s body in a ditch, according to a record that the Express-News reviewed. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 The fire has since been extinguished, but the nearby Jardin Madeleine de Scudéry and Square du Temple have been temporarily closed. — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026 The Knicks’ championship generally extinguished perceptions that the West had the two best teams (the Thunder and Spurs). — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 And here in the wide, welcoming and inviting smile of his response their flame was instantly and definitely extinguished. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 But El Tri’s intensity was extinguished by Julian Hall’s 28th-minute goal, and against-the-run-of-play dagger that turned the tide while giving the 18-year-old forward goals in three straight games to begin his national team career. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Bass was in Chicago when the fire broke out, and after it was extinguished, The Times reported that one of Bass’ top advisors was working as a crisis communications consultant for Lineage while still serving as an unpaid advisor to the mayor. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The strike caused a fire on board that was extinguished, and all crew members were reported safe, UKMTO said. — Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 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 men, or sometimes women, who hit them, pulled their hair or choked them, bruising their throats.
    — Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Metal barricades choked the streets as police moved against young demonstrators, beating some, dragging others into buses and chasing away the rest.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of choked
Verb
  • Firefighters battling a blaze that destroyed six homes in south Orange County can expect a bit of reprieve Saturday afternoon as Santa Ana winds begin to die down.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Its owners, a family of three, left for a cruise before the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel destroyed their property.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • They were repeatedly shushed instead as the Nittany Lions (3-3, 0-3) fell to 13-10 in their marquee event after failing to keep pace with a USC offense that averaged nearly eight yards per play through the first three quarters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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 Panhandle is blanketed in watches and warnings for hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge conditions, and 25 counties remain under a state of emergency with less than a day of preparation time remaining.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Converging tropical storm systems that doused parts of the Front Range and Eastern Plains with rain this week — while largely skipping over metro Denver — blanketed the summit of Pikes Peak with snow Thursday.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of blanketed
Verb
  • That includes what else could get demolished or built, beyond the stadium and team headquarters.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The island is the former home of a Renault factory, which was active for most of the 20th century and demolished in 2005.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of demolished
Verb
  • The event silenced critics who doubted the practicality of using ammonia as a zero-carbon fuel at sea.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • After being silenced for the first five innings, the Guardians scored seven over the final four innings.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of silenced

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“Extinguished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguished. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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