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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
The Amador County Coroner recently told the family that Stephanie was strangled, and her death had been ruled a homicide, MSNBC affiliate KCRA3 reported.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
But what DeSantis sees as strangling regulation, California Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Rolling Hills Estates) sees as necessary oversight.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The girl suffered internal injuries, and James strangled her to death.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Investigators couldn’t determine how many of them were killed, though at least one had been strangled.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
But what DeSantis sees as strangling regulation, California Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Rolling Hills Estates) sees as necessary oversight.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The girl suffered internal injuries, and James strangled her to death.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Investigators couldn’t determine how many of them were killed, though at least one had been strangled.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangle
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Some of the aspiring stars who blew away the judges in the auditions round choked and failed to give their best showings, which led to the end of the road for standouts like Landynn Kennedy, Sam Sparks and Mikaela Bautista.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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The move comes on the heels of the police report Stern filed claiming that a March 11 encounter at the Beverly Hills Hotel started out consensually but ended with Tate choking her nearly unconscious.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2025
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Scholars have been discussing for years this tension, exploring if and to what extent regulation stifles innovation.—
Nizan Geslevich Packin,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Article 34 of the Turkish Constitution, which guarantees the right to peaceful assembly without prior permission, now holds little weight in an environment in which political repression stifles dissent by the public and obstructs any meaningful resistance movement.—
Bilal Bilici,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Tar Heels' defense was suffocating against West Virginia, holding them to a paltry 13-for-54 (24.1%) from the field and just 2-for-21 (9.5%) from the 3-point line.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Zombie embraces slow, creeping tension, often holding shots for longer than expected, forcing the audience to marinate in the film’s suffocating atmosphere.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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To tell the Blue Devils, basically, not to suppress their emotions.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Older, post-menopausal women are especially susceptible, since lower estrogen levels can lead to decreased levels of beneficial bacteria that suppress infection-causing bacteria.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
25 Mar. 2025
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It’s smothered with American cheese and served with lettuce, tomato and griddled onion on a hoagie roll.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2025
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Ohtani was only able to advance to second base as Happ smothered the ball and fired it into the infield quickly.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes legitimate professional prospects would choose to stay and play at a local school rather than be swallowed up ...—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the power conferences could use their success this month as justification for not only expanding the NCAAs but swallowing all the extra bids.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tragedy struck the Kilmer family in 1977 when Kilmer’s younger brother Wesley drowned at the young age of 15.—
Ale Russian,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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His younger brother Wesley drowned in a swimming pool in 1977, an event that haunted Kilmer for years afterward.—
The New York Times,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Strangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangle. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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