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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are extinguished" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where something is being put out or ended, such as fires, lights, or emotions.
Example: "The flames are extinguished, leaving only smoke in the air."
Alternatives: "have been put out" or "are snuffed out."
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are extinguished
verb
To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench
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Fights burn bright and then are extinguished".
Swansea's hopes of reaching the play-offs are extinguished, however.
The buzzer sounds, the Knicks are extinguished, 83-67.
As hopes of peace are extinguished, something is lost in the book, too.
Grasslands could dry out and turn into dustbowls, whilst forests are extinguished in huge fires.
The daydreaming silences in our lives are filled; the burning solitudes are extinguished".
A memorial sits outside, candles arranged in a crucifix are extinguished.
Such hopes are no doubt futile, and any flickers of tenderness are extinguished immediately.
When the cabin lights are extinguished our eyes adjust to the darkness.
"As lamps are extinguished from too much oil, so is the mind from too much studying".
They come on like a pair of headlamps, then are extinguished as the animal turns and runs.
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