1
as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
the cranky patient was always croaking to the nurses about something
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2
as in died
slang
to stop living
I wouldn't go around saying your great-grandmother "croaked"
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3
as in killed
slang
to deprive of life
"I croaked the old bugger," he bragged
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4
as in assassinated
slang
to put to death deliberately
hooligans had croaked the street corner wino just for the hell of it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for croaked
Verb
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On March 4, 2021, Williams complained to Rollins that everyone was still ignoring his advice.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
4 Jan. 2025 -
Sepulveda complained about the judge’s biased views with Mexican American Bar Association members.—
Richard J. Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Michael Brewer, one-half of Brewer & Shipley, has died.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the early 1980s, five seniors died after drinking homemade eggnog at a New Jersey nursing home.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Israel assassinated a top commander of Iran’s Quds Force, in Damascus, and that set off a whole chain of events which led to the first ever Iranian strike on Israel and then Israel’s response.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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Another big turning point was in September, when Israel set off the pager bombs and, shortly afterward, assassinated Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
2 Jan. 2025
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He’s played in 17 of 34 games ever since, felled by a torn ACL, a concussion, an ankle injury and a wrist injury that needed surgery.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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He remains deeply saddened by the death of his favorite politician, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, felled by an assassin's bullets.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Williams' home was destroyed, Andrea Riquier reports.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
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Louis Mullan and his younger brother, Theo, were only teenagers when the tsunami destroyed Khao Luk, Thailand, where their family was on vacation, killing their parents.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Last year, the county saw 98 people murdered.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024
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Melissa DeRosa, who served as secretary under former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, called out the sitting governor's post and mentioned that another person had been murdered.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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Of the 181 people onboard, 179 perished.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Most of the animals that perished were small birds, according to officials.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Jan. 2025
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Against United, Adams understood his assignment and executed it very well.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Five people were executed during the presidential transition period in 2021, breaking precedent for halting executions before the transfer of power between different administrations.—
Sophie Clark,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Croaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croaked. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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