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put out

verb as in extinguish fire

adjective as in upset; dissatisfied

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Winkleman, who put out the flames with another parent, took a short break from Strictly, and later campaigned for tougher fire safety laws on fancy dress costumes.

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Finally, she’s put out feelers to those with private planes, even offering to provide a free solo concert in return for a flight to Wichita.

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The failure to put out the Jan. 1 fire has sparked outrage and a federal investigation.

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Nayeem Malik, chair of West Midlands Palestinian Solidarity, said the organisation has put out a national call for people to turn up and hope to have between 20,000 and 50,000 protesters attending.

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Pascoe said in the past “homeless fires” were put out and would later smoke up again, and the Fire Department would be back to extinguish the embers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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