extinguishing

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Extinguishing the monument's lights at 11:45 p.m. would mean a 4% reduction in its power consumption.

From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2022

Extinguishing the blaze is more complicated than just dumping water on it, said department spokeswoman Donnally Davis.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2019

After watching the footage, our architecture critic observed: “Communities incubate hope. Extinguishing this is the goal of mass murderers and tyrants.”

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2016

Extinguishing it — especially after the election of the first black president — seemed to be just a matter of time.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2015

Extinguishing the interloper—some people have such blindness of mental vision, that they never can see when they are not wanted!—I managed at length to open proceedings.

From She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)