as in to choke
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!
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Recent Examples of throttle
The New Orleans Saints throttled the Panthers, 47-10, last year before going 5-12 on the campaign and firing then-head coach Dennis Allen in the middle of the season.
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Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Executives canceled projects, throttled budgets and moved production overseas.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Economic development is throttled.
—Sivan Yaari, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Ducks last year were throttled by eventual national champion Ohio State—the biggest-spending school in America—in the Rose Bowl back in January.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Executives canceled projects, throttled budgets and moved production overseas.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Economic development is throttled.
—Sivan Yaari, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Ducks last year were throttled by eventual national champion Ohio State—the biggest-spending school in America—in the Rose Bowl back in January.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttle
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Foreign material in food products presents health risks, including choking, damage to teeth and digestive tract injury.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The punishment was allegedly being body slammed and choked.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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According to the lawsuit, her suicidal thoughts escalated in June 2023 after another patient attempted to strangle herself and staff failed to intervene, even as the unnamed patient turned blue.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Scott was convicted of participating in the 1981 murder of Larry Miner, who was tied up, beaten, strangled and stabbed.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Throttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttle. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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