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as in throttled
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
let go of my throat—you're choking me!
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as in drowned
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters
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as in blocked
to prevent passage through by filling with something
overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings
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Recent Examples of choked
Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
San Franciscans who think Muni buses are always packed, or prone to crawl along choked streets, may find their views validated in a new slide presentation released by the Municipal Transportation Agency.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
Armando Garcia, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Within days, Topanga Creek was choked with mud.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
But perhaps greed choked on its own tail.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The spring choked on its own waters.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Construction is coming to an area in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, already choked by congestion.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Praise beyond words for Old Cap’s nerve choked in my throat.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
According to court documents, witnesses told police Reyes lunged at the flight attendant, grabbed him by the head and choked him – which prompted passengers and another flight attendant to restrain Reyes with flex cuffs and seatbelt extenders.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
As discomforting as that sounds, there is no proof the 7-foot, 9-inch dolphin choked to death, according to Lauren Rust, executive director of the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network and South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Adjective
Baghaei said the future of the choked Strait of Hormuz will depend on the countries of Oman and Iran, as both nations have a plan to manage passage through the waterway.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
San Franciscans who think Muni buses are always packed, or prone to crawl along choked streets, may find their views validated in a new slide presentation released by the Municipal Transportation Agency.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
The petition, which was granted by a federal judge, cited reports alleging that guards at the facility choked and asphyxiated Campos.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Within days, Topanga Creek was choked with mud.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
But perhaps greed choked on its own tail.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The spring choked on its own waters.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
Construction is coming to an area in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, already choked by congestion.
—Joe Holden, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Praise beyond words for Old Cap’s nerve choked in my throat.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
According to court documents, witnesses told police Reyes lunged at the flight attendant, grabbed him by the head and choked him – which prompted passengers and another flight attendant to restrain Reyes with flex cuffs and seatbelt extenders.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
As discomforting as that sounds, there is no proof the 7-foot, 9-inch dolphin choked to death, according to Lauren Rust, executive director of the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network and South Carolina Marine Mammal Stranding Coordinator.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked
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Jay has just one hour of oxygen left to forge an escape, applying the knowledge and skill set his late father passed on to him, while also reconciling their strained relationship in the process.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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The council listened, with strained faces and large eyes.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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After the brothers were arrested in Romania, the journalists Jamie Tahsin and Matt Shea reported on the women’s stories for Vice News, and another woman said that she, too, had been strangled and raped by Tate in 2014.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Angel Guzman, 31, of Los Angeles, was among the four members of the gang MS-13 convicted of murdering three people, one of whom was kidnapped, strangled, attacked with machetes and dismembered, in the Angeles National Forest, federal authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
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The same 2008 study found that only about 9 percent of dogs seemed sick before grazing, and only around 22 percent regularly vomited after.—
Niranjana Rajalakshmi,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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Own the fact that this song is epically corny and sounds like ChatGPT vomited into a microphone.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Tshabalala’s thunderous strike sends the ball rocketing into the top right corner of Óscar Pérez’s net and fires the tournament hosts ahead, as the blaring drone of vuvuzelas is – somehow – drowned out by a roar heard across the country.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Initially, investigators from the Placentia Police Department believed that the boy drowned while Beisel left him unattended to grab some soap for a bath.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Powell tried to open the stall door, and then began fondling himself, frightening the 11-year-old, who tried to leave, but Powell blocked him from getting out.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Meanwhile, a partial eclipse, in which only some of the sun’s light is blocked from view, will be seen across parts of Europe, Africa and North America.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Late Saturday, the crews entered the facility to make a visual examination of the cracked container, which officials believed was holding 7,000 liquid gallons of methyl methacrylate, a chemical that is routinely used to make plastic.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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As Jacobs described Lacan’s theory that babies initially form a cohesive I upon seeing their reflection, images of babies looking into cracked mirrors appeared on the screen.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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The Aerospace Corporation has been advancing a concept for a restartable solid rocket motor (RSRM), a propulsion configuration that has long posed engineering difficulties because conventional solid motors burn continuously once ignited and cannot be throttled or shut down mid-flight.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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The Red Sea crisis The crisis that throttled ship traffic through the Red Sea shows how geopolitical instability can disrupt trade chokepoints for much longer than originally expected.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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An OnlyFans fetish creator, who recorded herself as a 56-year-old client wrapped in Saran wrap suffocated, has been sentenced to four years in prison for the man’s death.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Still, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams were brilliant throughout this run, and OKC’s depth (aided by a lopsided 2024 offseason trade for Alex Caruso) suffocated top-heavy teams like Denver.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Choked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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