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Spain’s formidable defense helped it smother a France team that looked invincible before wilting during a 2-0 World Cup semifinal loss Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

The advice is to smother your child with at least SPF 30 and four stars, about 30 minutes before you go outside.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Retreating to a personal Walden, he suggests, may smother creativity rather than fuel it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Critics fear deep-sea mining will smother marine life with waste and the noise of heavy machinery will disrupt oceanic migrations.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025

My hand flew up to smother the small noise that came out of my mouth.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

L.A.’s heat-seeking “Showtime” franchise is obsessed over more than any other, in good times and especially troubled ones, to the point where it smothers other NBA coverage and drives many fans nuts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025

Then Olivier isolates Simon from his family, takes credit for his rise in the drag scene and smothers his confidence.

From New York Times ● May 23, 2024

Also if a skater — not the goaltender — smothers the puck in the goal crease.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

Lipsyte knows that all punk rockers are reverse snobs, who decry conservatory-trained musicians as “smug skill-bullies” and bark sloppy, shambolic rants against … well, even Jack himself isn’t sure, as “irony smothers our politics.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

She smothers me in a cloud of chemicals that makes me cough, and the next time I touch my hair it's so stiff it feels like plastic.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

On the plate, it’s a half pound of Wagyu brisket smothered in pickles and Mornay sauce, all cradled in freshly made pita bread.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, sparking health warnings.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

They raced to Susman’s home, loaded the computer in her station wagon, smothered the machine in pillows and blankets—and buckled the seat belt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

He has added gold trim to the crown molding, smothered the walls with gold-framed artworks and gold-painted embellishments, placed inch-thick gold coasters on the desk, and lined up gold urns on the mantel.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

When she came inside she went across to open the window, which she always found closed; today she was halfway across the room before she heard Theodora’s door slam back, and Theodora’s smothered “Eleanor!”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

Critics fear irreversible damage, with plumes of waste smothering marine life and the thrum of heavy machinery disrupting migrations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The franchise that built its identity around smothering opponents now has a new goal: breaking all of the NFL’s scoring records.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Some species may have acted as fire ladders, helping flames move through the landscape while also crowding out and smothering other vegetation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Spain clinched a berth to the final Tuesday by smothering France 2-0 at AT&T Stadium, running its unbeaten streak to 37 games while eliminating a team that had run roughshod through the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Melisandre had thrown back her cowl and shrugged out of the smothering robe.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin