smother
Example Sentences
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We’ve been able to ruthlessly and mostly successfully smother the group from threatening the U.S. mainland and American interests abroad.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Retreating to a personal Walden, he suggests, may smother creativity rather than fuel it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Critics fear deep-sea mining will smother marine life with waste and the noise of heavy machinery will disrupt oceanic migrations.
From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025
Aster’s modus operandi, holding strong following his first three features, is to smother the viewer, piling on so many narrative threads that it becomes difficult to claw free for a broader perspective.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025
I rise and reach for a towel to smother it, when there’s a tentative knock and the bathroom door opens, revealing three familiar faces.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing smother
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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