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as in to choke
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 to destroy
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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Or robots and drone swarms working autonomously to extinguish forest fires, dynamically changing firefighting strategies in real time.
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Manish Rajendran, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Firefighters worked on extinguishing the flames on the west side of the interstate while Arkansas State Police directed traffic.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Fire personnel arrived at the location around 7:30 p.m. near 35th and Glendale avenues and began extinguishing the fast-moving flames.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024
But in a nearly 300-page report released Wednesday from the County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, officials said the devastation was caused by a single fire that was believed to be extinguished but later reignited.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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Manish Rajendran, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Firefighters worked on extinguishing the flames on the west side of the interstate while Arkansas State Police directed traffic.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Fire personnel arrived at the location around 7:30 p.m. near 35th and Glendale avenues and began extinguishing the fast-moving flames.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024
But in a nearly 300-page report released Wednesday from the County of Maui Department of Fire and Public Safety and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, officials said the devastation was caused by a single fire that was believed to be extinguished but later reignited.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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He is allegedly fatally choked 30-year-old Jordan Neely on a New York City subway in 2023.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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By Harry Booth October 30, 2024 7:13 AM EDT To run an AI model, computers must constantly shift vast amounts of data between separate memory and logic chips, a process that chokes performance.Harry Booth, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Today, hundreds of ballots were destroyed after ballot drop boxes were set on fire in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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One structure had been destroyed by Monday evening, the county said in an update.Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Brazilian is back in the headlines for cupping his ears and shushing the home crowd at the weekend as Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-0 in Anoeta.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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There’s no scolding kids for turning in books late or shushing noisy students.Scottie Andrew, CNN, 29 Sep. 2024
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Twenty-four centuries later, automakers are relying on electric arc furnaces, hot stamping machines, and quenching and partitioning processes that the ancients could never have imagined.John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
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As one of the earliest shows to feature a vampire, this cult classic packs in creatures like witches, zombies, and werewolves — as well as enough melodrama and vintage dark aesthetics to keep viewers' thirst quenched throughout its 1,225 episodes.James Mercadante, Cori Chapman, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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In addition to wrecking many businesses and private homes, the flooding in Chimney Rock tore up Main Street, creating a deep and jagged gash in the asphalt and completely demolishing the walkways along the riverfront.Marshall Crook, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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The tornado moved onto the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation, damaging some traditional chickee huts and demolishing the spectator and dugout areas at a sports complex.Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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Students are often instructed to silence their phones and remain as quiet as possible.Adam Coughran, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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The way to respond to this is to not - to allow your - to not allow anyone to silence your voice.CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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By Jing Box $120 Fly By Jing The ultimate gift set for your foodie friend who douses everything in chili crisp.Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
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So there's parts of your body that are literally doused in ice water.Jill Heinerth, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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And while that was somewhat true, the film is refreshingly dotted with humor that could have ruined the seriousness of the situation at hand and instead makes these ominous, serious and devout Catholic figureheads feel like real, complicated humans, which only adds to the nuance of the film.Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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But not the party atmosphere of today, with some people drinking too much and some obnoxious people ruining it for the majority.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Extinguish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extinguish. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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