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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.
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Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Jan. 2026
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
In recent days, the property remained largely fallow, other than the thick underbrush and countless weeds that choked the site, which is about one-third of an acre in size, this news organization’s direct observation of the property shows.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Keir Starmer’s voice choked with emotion near the end of the brief statement.
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Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
His voice choked with emotion near the end of the brief statement, which was watched by a group of staff, Cabinet ministers and scores of journalists.
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Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
His voice choked with emotion near the end of the brief statement, which was watched by his staff, Cabinet ministers and scores of journalists.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
The woman who survived the rape described in a jury trial how Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, had punched, choked, and forcibly raped her at his home near Baton Rouge, according to local TV station WBRZ.
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
17 June 2026
Green Bay then choked away a 21-3 halftime lead and a 21-6 advantage after three quarters in an eventual 31-27 loss to Chicago in the Wild Card round.
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Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Within days, Topanga Creek was choked with mud.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 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.
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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.
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Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
All of that oil stuck behind a barrage of missiles and sea lanes choked with mines led a number of respected oil analysts to predict that oil prices would surge as high as $150, or even $200 by the summer.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
In recent days, the property remained largely fallow, other than the thick underbrush and countless weeds that choked the site, which is about one-third of an acre in size, this news organization’s direct observation of the property shows.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Keir Starmer’s voice choked with emotion near the end of the brief statement.
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Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
His voice choked with emotion near the end of the brief statement, which was watched by a group of staff, Cabinet ministers and scores of journalists.
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Jill Lawless,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
His voice choked with emotion near the end of the brief statement, which was watched by his staff, Cabinet ministers and scores of journalists.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
The woman who survived the rape described in a jury trial how Mystikal, whose real name is Michael Lawrence Tyler, had punched, choked, and forcibly raped her at his home near Baton Rouge, according to local TV station WBRZ.
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Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
17 June 2026
Green Bay then choked away a 21-3 halftime lead and a 21-6 advantage after three quarters in an eventual 31-27 loss to Chicago in the Wild Card round.
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Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Within days, Topanga Creek was choked with mud.
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Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked
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Witt returned to action after missing six games with a strained right knee and went 1 for 3 as the Royals’ designated hitter.
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Nor will it be solved through another collection of disconnected tools layered into already strained environments.
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One woman says the woman who was being strangled was nearly dead when the attacker was confronted.
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Instead, the men were beaten to death and strangled in a basement.
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Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.
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Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
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Yesterday evening, two more people drowned while trying to cool off, including a six-year-old child, bringing the number of drowning victims to at least 42 across France since June 18, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.
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There, deputies discovered that Bland had drowned her daughter Emii in a bathtub, according to an arrest report.
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Export controls have blocked Huawei and China’s leading chipmakers from access to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools and leading-edge foundry capacity around which the frontier semiconductor roadmap is organized.
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When city marshals tried to evict Charrington’s family from the home over the property dispute on April 22, about 50 protesters led by City Councilman Chi Ossé blocked the front door.
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No amount of paint can hide cracked plaster, bumps, nail holes, or uneven textures.
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Never soak leather or put it in the washing machine, which can result in dry, cracked, misshapen gloves that end up in the trash.
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To light that fire again on WHACK’S MUSEUM, Tierra Whack spins back to her battle rap roots for a full-throttled put me in your barbershop top fives record.
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There were 11 players who, a few hours later, throttled Australia and made America forget about Pulisic’s left calf.
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For nearly two weeks, wildfires — the first of which was spawned along Krome Avenue from a lightning strike and split into two blazes spanning over 22,000 acres — have suffocated neighborhoods in western Miami-Dade County.
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Azim was then beaten, strangled, suffocated with a pillow, gagged, and stuffed in a closet.
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“Choked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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