extinguish
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People who are visiting the countryside on Wednesday are asked to remember to extinguish cigarettes and BBQs properly, avoid lighting open fires and not to leave litter behind, especially glass bottles.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
More than 160 firefighters were deployed to extinguish the blaze, Krasnodar regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Tuesday.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Firefighters were trying to extinguish the blazes in the still-smoldering rubble, while rescue workers laboured to pull victims from the debris and bulldozers tried to clear a path.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
The flames grew “exponentially” and quickly overwhelmed firefighters who rushed in to extinguish the blaze, forcing them to retreat, Wedell said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
It took the fire department an hour to extinguish the flames.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing extinguish
A Wrinkle in Time
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The Great Fire
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