extinguish
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Health authorities have reported a surge in respiratory illnesses due to air pollution, and firefighters have dispatched helicopters, water tankers, bulldozers and drones to extinguish the inferno.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
That fire broke out at a 525,000-square-foot cold storage facility in Finley, Wash., in April of 2024 and took eight weeks to extinguish.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
Fox needed only to sink the layup—or simply wait to get fouled—to all but extinguish the Knicks’ hopes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Haney also says that Rinderknecht is being tried to paper over the failure of firefighters to extinguish the initial blaze, saying they bear significant responsibility for the ensuing tragedy.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
And so we did, inhaling deeply and then exhaling as if to flicker the candle but not extinguish it.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
Vocabulary lists containing extinguish
A Wrinkle in Time
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The Great Fire
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