SNUFFED IT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

snuffed it

phrase

past tense of snuff it, British

as in died

to stop living They thought she might snuff it any day now.

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bought it

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The Sonnenberg had been a medical facility long before Rau bought it.

— D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Two senior law enforcement officials previously told NBC News that the shooter’s mother bought it in August, around the time of his birthday.

— Tom Winter, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

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snuffed it

snuffed (out)

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