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. cut down
  6. put away
  7. destroyed
  8. dispatched
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  • Their father had been murdered in their home, which was then looted and burnt to the ground.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Popular on Variety Chico Mendes, who was murdered by a rancher in 1988, is an international symbol of the struggle to protect the Amazon Rainforest.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of murdered
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  • The manufacturing of plutonium pits was finished at LANL, with Livermore Laboratory in charge of the pit design and KCNSC responsible for producing the non-nuclear components.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The stand-alone Rishi episode was a perfect example of why audiences flocked to Industry in its third season, which just finished.
    Zachary Siegel, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of finished
Verb
  • This would not only reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste but also move us closer to a future where our oceans are no longer choked with persistent plastics.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Waterways choked with debris soon burst, taking 20-ton boulders, two-story houses — and even a 95-foot CSX bridge with them.
    Justin McBrien / Made by History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of choked
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  • Most of the missiles were neutralized by American and Israeli air defense systems, as Iran targeted three Israeli military bases and the Tel Aviv headquarters of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Authorities say at least two individuals who opened fire on a crowd of people have been neutralized.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of neutralized
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  • Permits for cutting down Christmas trees in national forests, a Thanksgiving weekend tradition for many Colorado families, are now on sale.
    John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The Clippers responded by cutting down its mistakes, not turning over the ball and making the right play, enabling them to build a substantial lead in the second half.
    Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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  • Year-end is when most of them make like an autumn squirrel and choose how much of next year’s pay to put away for the future.
    Bruce Brumberg, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Popular on Variety All that’s left is to put away the phone and enjoy the experience.
    Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of put away
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  • The wineries surrounding this area did suffer some damage, but only one had a portion of its vineyards destroyed.
    Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Prior to Thursday, the analysts at the open-source intelligence collective Oryx had tallied one destroyed Nebo-M and two damaged ones.
    David Axe, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of destroyed
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  • Joan pulled it together and dispatched three suitors in the rose ceremony.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Aldo dispatched his first four opponents under that promotion’s banner by knockout.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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