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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
Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2026
The lines are growing at Russian gas stations — and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country.
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Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Over a period of more than an hour, according to police reports and Sebold’s memoir, the assailant bludgeoned Sebold with his fists, pounded her skull into the brick and choked her.
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Joaquin Sapien,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
Investigators reportedly found an empty bottle of vodka in the bathroom, where Bithorn, 36, allegedly was while her child choked to death, the outlet reported.
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Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
The campaign has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
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
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
The aisles were so choked that blooms and branches brushed against us, the air heady with the scent of lilies, roses, eucalyptus, and sweet decay.
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Adam Erace,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2026
The lines are growing at Russian gas stations — and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country.
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Dasha Litvinova,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Over a period of more than an hour, according to police reports and Sebold’s memoir, the assailant bludgeoned Sebold with his fists, pounded her skull into the brick and choked her.
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Joaquin Sapien,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
Investigators reportedly found an empty bottle of vodka in the bathroom, where Bithorn, 36, allegedly was while her child choked to death, the outlet reported.
—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
The campaign has choked Russian fuel supplies and military deliveries.
—
ABC News,
28 June 2026
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.
—
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.
—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
Keir Starmer’s voice choked with emotion near the end of the brief statement.
—
Nick Duffy,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked
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Then there’s the risk of higher frustration and strained relationships across an organization.
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But for Chris Williams, an 18-year employee of the California Department of Education, the contentious return-to-office process may have teed up a strained relationship with downtown.
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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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In the Stockyards, more than 5,000 head of livestock had drowned.
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Anne Arundel County fire officials are urging families to review pool safety after two young children drowned in separate residential pools last weekend.
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Luis Suarez’s first pass near the back line was blocked back to him.
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Messi got at the end of a through ball in the box, was one-on-one with Vozinha, and the keeper blocked the legend’s shot with his mid-section.
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When to Contact a Wildlife Rehabilitator Always contact a wildlife rehabilitator if the turtle appears injured, such as having a cracked shell, or seems lethargic or sick.
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No amount of paint can hide cracked plaster, bumps, nail holes, or uneven textures.
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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 5 Jul. 2026.
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