Firefighters extinguished the fire quickly.

Meaning: The firefighters were able to put out the fire before it spread.

Choice of Words: Extinguished means to put out a fire or stop it from burning. Quickly means happening or done in a short time.

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Firefighters put out the fire quickly.

Meaning: This means that the firefighters stopped the fire from burning very fast.

Choice of Words: Firefighters are people whose job is to stop fires. Put out means to stop something from burning. Quickly means to do something in a short amount of time. When you put them together, "Firefighters put out the fire quickly" means that the firefighters stopped the fire from burning in a short amount of time.

The firefighters made the fire go away fast.

Meaning: This means that the firefighters made the fire stop burning very quickly.

Choice of Words: Firefighters are people whose job is to stop fires. Made means to cause something to happen. Go away means to stop existing or to disappear. Fast means to do something in a short amount of time. When you put them together, "The firefighters made the fire go away fast" means that the firefighters caused the fire to stop burning in a short amount of time.

The firefighters stopped the fire from spreading quickly.

Meaning: This means that the firefighters stopped the fire from getting bigger and spreading very fast.

Choice of Words: Firefighters are people whose job is to stop fires. Stopped means to prevent something from happening or continuing. Fire is a hot burning substance that can cause damage. Spreading means to move or extend from one place to another. Quickly means to do something in a short amount of time. When you put them together, "The firefighters stopped the fire from spreading quickly" means that the firefighters prevented the fire from getting bigger and causing more damage in a short amount of time.

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