crushed to death
idiom
: killed by being crushed
Several people were crushed to death as the crowd rushed for the exit doors.
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On Friday, two children and a woman were crushed to death while attempting to buy food from a bakery in central Gaza.
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Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Two children and a 50-year-old woman were crushed to death outside a crowded bakery in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, amid a growing food crisis, medical officials have confirmed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
After the Astroworld tragedy in 2021, where 10 fans were crushed to death while Scott performed, the rapper did not headline the fest’s return in 2022.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Investigators had uncovered that the dogs were being grossly neglected and mistreated, with animals crowded and sometimes crushed to death in small cages, fed moldy food, and left to languish in their own waste.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
Two children and a 50-year-old woman were crushed to death outside a crowded bakery in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, amid a growing food crisis, medical officials have confirmed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
After the Astroworld tragedy in 2021, where 10 fans were crushed to death while Scott performed, the rapper did not headline the fest’s return in 2022.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Investigators had uncovered that the dogs were being grossly neglected and mistreated, with animals crowded and sometimes crushed to death in small cages, fed moldy food, and left to languish in their own waste.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
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