scragged

verb

Definition of scraggednext
past tense of scrag
1
as in murdered

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2
as in throttled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scragged
  1. murdered
  2. finished
  3. choked
  4. neutralized
  5. strangled
  6. cut down
  7. put away
  8. destroyed
Verb
  • Was this simply a tragic accident or was the horse murdered?
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The shooter murdered 26 people in the school, including 20 children.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of murdered
Verb
  • The majority of installations have been completed; 14 more are on track to be finished by the end of the year.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 2023 the Jays finished 8th in the AL in runs scored, and then dropped to 11th in 2024.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of finished
Verb
  • 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
Definition of choked
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  • But then the high-pitched whooshing of CAS pierced the air, and the arriving bird pelted the ground below with missile after missile, plus thousands of rail gun rounds, until the threat had been thoroughly neutralized.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The current generation are operator controlled, and so could be neutralized by jamming.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of neutralized
Verb
  • But experts wonder if the next phase will be a new dawn for a people strangled by a brutal autocracy – or whether sectarianism will bring a different type of authoritarian rule.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Now, as the anti-regime coalition starts to disband Assad’s military, and lays out its vision for a post-Assad Syria, experts wonder if the next phase will be a new dawn for a people strangled by a brutal autocracy – or whether sectarianism will bring a different type of authoritarian rule.
    Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of strangled
Verb
  • For Schaeffler’s global factories, however, the focus is on localizing and consolidating more operations into one location closer to the customer, to cut down on shipping, logistics, storage, and CO2 footprint.
    Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • More:Looking for Christmas tree farms to cut down your own?
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut down
Verb
  • Southwest Airlines will start landing procedures at a higher altitude, requiring travelers to fasten their seatbelts and put away laptops and tray tables earlier in the flight.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Bemidji State 20, Western Colorado 19: With the Mountaineers driving to put away their second playoff victory in as many weeks, fate took a cruel turn.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of put away
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  • Fire officials say that at least seven structures were destroyed.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Initial assessments indicate at least seven structures destroyed and eight damaged, though further evaluations are pending, said Marrone, the Los Angeles County fire chief.
    Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroyed
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