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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1. Mohammad Baqer Hanbar:

   Right now, 25 fire engines at the site are extinguishing the fire, so far, there has been one firefighter injured in this incident who suffered from smoke inhalation, and the person is in stable condition.

2. Rabindranath Tagore:

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

3. Maria Silva Dias:

   In the more populated areas you might have a greater effect of the army extinguishing fires and putting some sense into people who would just burn the land to clear it with no care whether this fire will spread.

4. 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.

5. 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.