SNUFFING IT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

snuffing it

phrase

present participle of snuff it, British

as in dying

to stop living They thought she might snuff it any day now.

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buying it

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At 66 ounces, one bag covers dinner more than once, which is the whole point of buying it at Costco.

— Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 15 Oct. 2026
Wall Street, at least, is buying it, and is now bullish on Meta’s ability to drive revenue through Muse, Reuters reports.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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snuffing it

snuffing (out)

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