- past participle of extinguish.
- past tense form of extinguish.
extinguished
Example Sentences
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The fires have since been extinguished and the road has reopened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The flames were extinguished, but there is still a fuel leak at the site, said Jadallah.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The hope here is that this could form an autonomous first response, so forest fire detection and drone activation can be so quick that fires can be extinguished as they're starting.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The fires burning through parts of France and Spain haven’t yet been extinguished, but the blame game is already heating up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Deciding the trees would give better cover, they extinguished their fire, then clambered back up the incline, their voices fading away.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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