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snuff

[snuhf] / snʌf /
VERB
destroy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Those are now pushing 7% — as long as the applicant has a good credit score and their other financials are up to snuff.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Whether LiquidPiston’s engine is up to snuff as a portable power station for front-line troops will become evident by sometime next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Up stepped Curran again, bowling a masterful 19th over to snuff out Italian hopes.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Why light lamps when the darkness will inevitably snuff them?

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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