SNUFF IT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

snuff it

phrase

Definition of snuff it

British

as in die

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

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buy it

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Ideally there would be enforced age restrictions, accurate labels, independent testing, and honest potency information to protect people, especially the kids who are able to casually buy it due to lax store management.

— David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Ada Torres, 60, who lives 45 miles northeast of Houston in Cleveland, Texas, is one of the people no longer buying it.

— Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

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snuffing (out)

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