as in strangled
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as in throttled
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
let go of my throat—you're choking me!
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2
as in vomited
to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe
the recommended procedure for helping someone who is choking
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as in drowned
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters
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as in blocked
to prevent passage through by filling with something
overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings
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Recent Examples of choked
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
Hawkins Point had historically been used as a defensive boundary and was sacrificed to keep Baltimore safe from the toxicity that choked residents while allowing the city to benefit from the income industries brought in.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Many industries and landfills that made life untenable are gone, wiped out by economic downturns and deindustrialization, but the land and air are still so choked with detritus and pollution that people have not returned.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Deputies said the victim was struck with a belt more than 50 times and was choked and called several disparaging names and other obscenities.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Lewin slipped the poison pill into her mouth, but the assailants choked her and removed the capsule.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
There was a lot of love in that room, and I was all choked-up — a proud sister moment.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The trial over the death of Jordan Neely—which made Daniel Penny, the man who choked him, a right-wing cause célèbre—became a flash point in the debate over crime and vigilantism in big cities.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Messi and his team choked and MLS was deprived of its dream final.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
Jung-bae wound up in a room of three, with Player 001 and some rando — but Player 001 choked the stranger to death in time to reduce their head count, shocking Jung-bae more than a bit.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
Hawkins Point had historically been used as a defensive boundary and was sacrificed to keep Baltimore safe from the toxicity that choked residents while allowing the city to benefit from the income industries brought in.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Many industries and landfills that made life untenable are gone, wiped out by economic downturns and deindustrialization, but the land and air are still so choked with detritus and pollution that people have not returned.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
Deputies said the victim was struck with a belt more than 50 times and was choked and called several disparaging names and other obscenities.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Lewin slipped the poison pill into her mouth, but the assailants choked her and removed the capsule.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
There was a lot of love in that room, and I was all choked-up — a proud sister moment.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The trial over the death of Jordan Neely—which made Daniel Penny, the man who choked him, a right-wing cause célèbre—became a flash point in the debate over crime and vigilantism in big cities.
—Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Messi and his team choked and MLS was deprived of its dream final.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked
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Israel also says its large-scale airstrikes and ground operations in Lebanon have strangled Hezbollah, cutting off Iran's access to what was once a formidable political and militant force on Israel's northern border.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Several hours later, she was found dead in her own home – bludgeoned and strangled.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
21 Dec. 2024
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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Things not only got hot, the blazing solar plasma drowned out communications with Earth.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
2 Jan. 2025
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The pain behind the ear pressure is a result of the Eustachian tube being blocked from other outside factors including allergies and infections — with kids being more susceptible due to having smaller Eustachian tubes.—
Sydney Borchers,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Police blocked off the intersection of Eighth and State streets for several hours to allow officials to investigate.—
Chris Ramirez,
Journal Sentinel,
23 Dec. 2024
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The conference illuminated the increasingly strained relationship between Israel and its traditional allies in the West, which have grown uneasy with Israeli politics and the direction of the country’s devastating war in Gaza.—
Julia Frankel and Leo Correa,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Customer calls have surged, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, prompting long wait times for callers dialing into strained offices, where employees have few answers to give on recent changes.—
Avery Lotz,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But there are still 5,000 seats that have obstructed views.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
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Such large-scale research has been difficult, particularly during the most deadly waves of the pandemic when clinic restrictions and medical emergencies obstructed consistent testing.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Galls can begin semisoft but harden with a cracked surface over time, though plants won’t necessarily display symptoms the same season or year they were infected.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2023
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The urban landscape, with its cracked sidewalks, patchy transit, and the lurking possibility of violence, is a daily challenge.—
Robert Weisman,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Mar. 2023
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And that's why so many Democratic votes were needed for so many pivotal things, because the Rules Committee was jammed up by contrarians.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2024
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The New Jersey rocker showed up the next day and jammed with Social Distortion.—
Charles Moss,
SPIN,
12 Dec. 2024
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His social media is filled with rocket ship emojis and images of him as a sort of religious icon for the church of Bitcoin.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
4 Jan. 2025
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According to those in the industry, there is little oversight for the demolition of homes filled with dangerous building materials.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Choked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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