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snuff

[snuhf] / snʌf /
VERB
destroy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


Example Sentences

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Whether LiquidPiston’s engine is up to snuff as a portable power station for front-line troops will become evident by sometime next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

As NBC News reported, zero members of the grand jury found the charges up to snuff.

From Slate • Feb. 14, 2026

Duffy, as well as her co-traitor Stephen, managed to snuff out the competition in Friday night's final to take home half of the show's £95,750 prize pot.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Jesus squandered another chance moments later with a hesitant touch that allowed Joachim Andersen to snuff out the danger with a last-ditch tackle.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Next the reader—assuming he or she has not contracted the disease during the long cooking process—should “rub the temples and loins with this preparation...wash the mouth, and snuff up some of it into the nostrils.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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