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as in to choke
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
the gull got tangled in a piece of fishing line on the beach and was strangled
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as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news
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Recent Examples of strangle
Serial killer Lorenzo Jerome Gilyard was convicted in 2007 for killing six women in Kansas City but is believed to have raped and strangled two girls and 11 women, most of whom had worked as prostitutes, from 1977 to 1993.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
The couple's violent past In 1989, Ozzy attempted to strangle Sharon.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Police found the 48-year-old strangled and bludgeoned to death the next morning.
—ABC News, 21 July 2025
Donald has two open criminal contempt cases, including one for allegedly strangling his husband twice in one night, PIX11 reported, citing prosecutors.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
The couple's violent past In 1989, Ozzy attempted to strangle Sharon.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Police found the 48-year-old strangled and bludgeoned to death the next morning.
—ABC News, 21 July 2025
Donald has two open criminal contempt cases, including one for allegedly strangling his husband twice in one night, PIX11 reported, citing prosecutors.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Though so many clubs have choked on their own disco dust, the club-model actually works here, largely because the original home base, Maison Estelle, is still the toast of Mayfair, and artistic director Eiesha Pasricha understands how to create cool.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In 2019, Anne Arundel County Public Schools student Bowen Levy died just days after choking on a glove at school.—
Chris Papst,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Aug. 2025
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Squashing or heavily stifling innovation in mental health is not the way we should be headed. Thoughtful and guarded adoption of AI is warranted and saluted.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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This has been the summer of (financial) discontent; a subject so evident and stifling that Emery had no choice but to refer to it in his programme notes.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Amid the backdrop of the suffocating family party, the search for the letter unlocks memories of a past he's tried to forget: months earlier, while working undercover in a mall bathroom, Lucas arrested men by seducing them.—
Ryan Coleman Published,
EW.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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These are the two standout summer jackets that get the job done—rain, shine, or suffocating heat.—
Jakob Schiller,
Outside,
7 Aug. 2025
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Practical strategies to keep anger in check Great leaders understand that emotional discipline is not about suppressing feelings but instead channeling them productively.—
Dr. Cynthia J. Young,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Today, these antiquated statutes are increasingly being repurposed by governments to suppress opposition by prosecuting speech.—
Stephen Townley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Colson smothered Fisk just short of the first-down marker after Fisk made the reception.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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Additional lightning strikes from these types of clouds could set off new blazes or reignite areas crews have already smothered.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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Other signs of cancer include lack of appetite, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, trouble swallowing, and a lump in your abdomen.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
29 Aug. 2025
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Still, the alternative is that this thing is unrelated to the only other organisms that share at least a few of its bizarre features, which is a difficult idea to swallow.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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State troopers responded to the 38 mile marker of Fan Hollow Cove in Camden County around 12:15 a.m. following a reported drowning.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
23 Aug. 2025
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Their parents’ encouragement helped drown out the naysayers.—
Essence,
Essence,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Strangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangle. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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