Synonyms for extinguishing
ex·tin·guish·ing

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1. extinction, extinguishing, quenchingnoun

   the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

   "the extinction of the lights"

   Synonyms:
   extermination, experimental extinction, defunctness, quenching, extinction

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1. List of paraphrases for "extinguishing":

   extinguisher, extinction, extinguishers, fire-extinguishing, extinguishment, fire-fighting, quenching, termination

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How to use extinguishing in a sentence?

1. Rabindranath Tagore:

   Death is not extinguishing the light It is simply putting out the lamp Because the dawn has come

2. Rabindranath Tagore:

   Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come.

3. Robert Laczko:

   The main problem that it comes from the Ukraine and until that tap is turned off, the virus will keep spreading and all measures will be just minimal fire extinguishing.

4. Malcom Gladwell:

   For every romantic possiblity, no matter how robust, there exists at least one equal and opposite sentence, phrase, or word capable of extinguishing it.

5. Gavin Newsom:

   This state is recovering. This state is back on its feet, our kids are increasingly back( to) in-person instruction. We have the lowest positivity in case rates in America. We're extinguishing not just wildfires, but this disease. We're getting it behind us.