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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
It was later revealed that she had been strangled to death by Brian, who died by suicide shortly after.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Records from a youth shelter indicate that Erica’s mother once strangled her with a phone cord.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Elijah Green, then 25, and Tony Green, then 22, strangled Vasudeva Kethireddy, 76, to death.
—Laura Barcella, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A Milford man allegedly stopped a woman from fleeing a home last week during a domestic violence incident, dragging her back inside and strangling her, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Records from a youth shelter indicate that Erica’s mother once strangled her with a phone cord.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Elijah Green, then 25, and Tony Green, then 22, strangled Vasudeva Kethireddy, 76, to death.
—Laura Barcella, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A Milford man allegedly stopped a woman from fleeing a home last week during a domestic violence incident, dragging her back inside and strangling her, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangle
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In our solar system, Venus is near the inner edge of the habitable zone, and its surface reaches temperatures of over 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 degrees Celsius) underneath a thick, choking atmosphere.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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Shauna begins choking, blood seeping out from her neck.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Employees are empowered to be agile and engaged, which fosters the kind of unique contributions that might be stifled in traditional hierarchies.—
Patrick Donegan,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Greatly reducing the overhead funding universities need to produce these discoveries will stifle the innovation America relies on to remain competitive and to ensure progress.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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When Margaret Craig confronted her daughter and threatened to call the police, Candace Craig suffocated her with a trash bag, then dismembered and burned her body on a barbecue grill in an attempt to dispose of the remains, according to Braveboy.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Rebels and the Longhorns suffocate movement within the halfcourt and force opponents to beat them off the dribble.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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The answer is clear: Our city council clings to an outdated system that suppresses voter engagement.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2025
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From algorithmic bias that suppresses Black creators to the unchecked harassment that drives them offline, the need for digital hubs designed with Black users in mind has never been more urgent.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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Colorado’s most promising moment came from a Cole Bassett attempt in the first half that St. Louis goalkeeper Roman Bürki smothered.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2025
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In the 10 wins in between, St. John’s imposed its will with a smothering, high-effort defense.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Yet they are also haunted by echoes from the past, especially from the world war that devastated their continent only 80 years ago, when leading European powers underestimated Adolf Hitler’s readiness to swallow up neighboring states by force of arms.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
27 Feb. 2025
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The cost of eggs, though, is getting hard to swallow.—
David Sharos,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: Trump and Musk are correct that America is drowning in deficits.—
Axios,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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Lizárraga drowned in 1912, just before Machu Picchu became internationally famous.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Strangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangle. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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