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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
So who snuffed out the Orioles’ candle on their way to being a consistent playoff team?
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Miss it, and you’re forced to restart the level until your composition is up to snuff.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
One of those projects not to move forward was Patty Jenkins’ third Wonder Woman movie which wasn’t up to snuff.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 June 2025
And that was a plot point in the past two finales, where 20-Squad had spots to fill and Hondo and Hicks couldn’t find anybody who was up to snuff.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 June 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Miss it, and you’re forced to restart the level until your composition is up to snuff.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
One of those projects not to move forward was Patty Jenkins’ third Wonder Woman movie which wasn’t up to snuff.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 June 2025
And that was a plot point in the past two finales, where 20-Squad had spots to fill and Hondo and Hicks couldn’t find anybody who was up to snuff.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuff
Verb
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At first, the dog opened her eyes and then instantly started to sniff the air to understand what was going on.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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No flashy business builders, just emotionally intelligent people who can sniff out bad advisors, build real teams, and create an environment of trust.—
Jerry R. Sneed,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The next day, J.F.K. was assassinated, spawning decades of conspiracy theories.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
18 July 2025
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The country’s intelligence services failed to prevent Israel from assassinating many top military officials, and now the Iranian regime is lashing out in all directions.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Your laundry room will smell a bit like ozone (think of how the air smells after a thunderstorm) but that's the only indicator that anything is different.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Court documents said Royster’s breath smelled strongly of alcohol.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Sade Robinson was reported missing before she was found murdered.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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At the second meeting, which occurred after Kaye and DeLuca were murdered, officers promised to increase patrolling in Encino-area neighborhoods. July 10, 4:10pm: A neighbor of Kaye and DeLuca called 911 after seeing someone climb the fence to gain access to the couple's property.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
26 July 2025
Verb
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The nervous systems of animals that swallowed or inhaled other hydraulic fluids were affected immediately with tremors, diarrhea, sweating, breathing difficulty, and sometimes several weeks later with weakness of the limbs, or paralysis.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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These poisons can vaporize on hot days and be inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or even swallowed by children playing on synthetic fields.—
Dr. Philip J. Landrigan,
New York Daily News,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile in the Russian prison, Hopper (David Harbour) slays a full-size demogorgon with a sword.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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Among them: The killing of 22-year-old Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student who was slain last year by a Venezuelan man in the U.S. illegally.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
12 July 2025
Verb
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The food and cocktails are creative, expertly executed, and made with care.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Execution of warrant against AT&T Of the three carriers, AT&T was the first provider for which a search warrant was both granted and executed.—
Ramal Nasim,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
Verb
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The man accused of pulling the trigger in a Christmas Day shooting that killed two Milwaukee teenagers is no longer on the run.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Failure Summary: Kubernetes killed pods that were technically running but unable to connect to the database.—
Raju Dandigam,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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“Snuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuff. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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