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has extinguished

  • present perfect of extinguish (3rd person singular).

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Now the department is ending the most-generous repayment plan and has extinguished hopes for sweeping discharges of debt.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

At a stroke he has extinguished any notion of self-interest.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2025

“The death of my child at the stadium on Sept. 28, 2009 has extinguished forever a light in my soul,” she added.

From Seattle Times Sep. 16, 2022

But the data has extinguished the brief spark of optimism that lifted Wall Street on Friday, with equity futures and bond yields both lower.

From Reuters May 16, 2022

The twinge of pain that stabs every true sportsman as he realizes that he has extinguished a spark of life shadowed Terry's thin, sensitive face.

From Terry A Tale of the Hill People by Thomson, Charles Goff