suffocating
adjective
suf·fo·cat·ing
ˈsə-fə-ˌkā-tiŋ 
: tending or serving to suffocate or overpower : overwhelming
suffocatingly
adverb
Examples of suffocating in a Sentence
inside the bunker it was suffocating, and some of the men had already passed out
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And, when the person becomes trapped, getting them out alive is a race against time and the engineering of a rapidly suffocating environment.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
The funeral became the largest public expression of dissent in Russia in the two years since President Vladimir Putin launched a suffocating crackdown following his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
The funeral became the largest public expression of dissent in Russia in the two years since President Vladimir Putin launched a suffocating crackdown following his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Suffocating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffocating. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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