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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
Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Roads in the Lebanese capital were choked with evacuating traffic as smoke rose over the city’s southern districts.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Police learned Smothers was on the phone with the woman when Lang, her new boyfriend, had choked her a week earlier in front of at least one of their kids.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The conflict has also choked a key shipping lane, threatening the global cargo industry.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
The site, which was formerly used to intern Japanese Americans during the Second World War, has become a hub of harrowing reports of inhumane conditions, including a case involving a detainee who a witness reported was choked to death by guards.
—Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
The problems were reignited when Fluker, 27, was beaten and choked unconscious by a Central Richmond rival in Sacramento on June 17, 2024, prosecutors say.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
However, the area has struggled as its two-lane east-west roads are regularly choked with traffic and blocked by busy train crossings.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2026
The City has also enhanced its operations and maintenance plan for the collection system to improve its ability to proactively prevent sewer backups that occur when pipes become choked with debris, tree roots, or other materials.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
In his first public comments since the conflict choked Middle East energy shipments, the head of the region’s largest oil producer said Aramco can divert more crude to an alternative route that avoids the Strait of Hormuz.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
Roads in the Lebanese capital were choked with evacuating traffic as smoke rose over the city’s southern districts.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Police learned Smothers was on the phone with the woman when Lang, her new boyfriend, had choked her a week earlier in front of at least one of their kids.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The conflict has also choked a key shipping lane, threatening the global cargo industry.
—Marissa Martinez, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026
The site, which was formerly used to intern Japanese Americans during the Second World War, has become a hub of harrowing reports of inhumane conditions, including a case involving a detainee who a witness reported was choked to death by guards.
—Garrett M. Graff, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
The problems were reignited when Fluker, 27, was beaten and choked unconscious by a Central Richmond rival in Sacramento on June 17, 2024, prosecutors say.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026
However, the area has struggled as its two-lane east-west roads are regularly choked with traffic and blocked by busy train crossings.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2026
The City has also enhanced its operations and maintenance plan for the collection system to improve its ability to proactively prevent sewer backups that occur when pipes become choked with debris, tree roots, or other materials.
—Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked
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An autopsy showed Dee Warner was strangled and had suffered blunt force trauma.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Police took the wire Sharrey was strangled with to area farm stores to try to identify who purchased it, but were told the style of wire hadn’t been produced in several years.—
Audrey Abrahams,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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After all, the other person almost eliminated first (Chrissy Hofbeck, who vomited earlier that day at the challenge) ended up making it all the way to day 39.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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The girl vomited and went to lie down where Marino allegedly rapes her, the prosecutor added.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Attached to it is a video of Andrea Yates, the real Texas woman who drowned her five children amid an episode of postpartum psychosis and was found not guilty by reason of insanity, per the New York Times.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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There is still some of that here, but a lot of Martin’s light-touch meanness is drowned out by his insistence on describing his characters within the context of early COVID — pulling out those masks from the closet.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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Wembanyama blocked Kris Dunn’s reverse layup, creating a fast break that ended with an alley-oop dunk by Carter Bryant.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that judges who blocked executive orders sanctioning several law firms had infringed on the president’s authority.—
Mark Berman,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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With Powell missing his third straight game because of a strained right groin, the Heat went with the starting lineup of Davion Mitchell, Herro, Pelle Larsson, Andrew Wiggins and Adebayo for the third consecutive game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The White House pledge for tech companies responds to fears of what data center buildouts mean for everyday Americans’ strained wallets.—
Eric Schmidt,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The result is a mechanically simpler engine that can be throttled and even shut down and restarted in flight, providing significantly greater flight flexibility.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2026
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Russian authorities have already blocked major social media platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram, throttled YouTube, and methodically ramped up restrictions against other popular platforms during four years of war.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, but the Magic suffocated his supporting cast.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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As the disconnect grows, propelled by high valuations and rising speculation in financial markets, Zandi cautioned that the real economy could be suffocated.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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But a few factors complicate his path to the majors, perhaps most notably being obstructed by Bryce Harper at first base.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The owner, listed on the claim as Genesis GSA Strategic One LLC, county officials interfered with and obstructed the federal government's authority to enforce immigration law and open detention sites.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Choked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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