1
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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2
as in vomited
to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe
the recommended procedure for helping someone who is choking
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3
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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4
as in blocked
to prevent passage through by filling with something
overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings
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as in strangled
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Recent Examples of choked
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
The young girl allegedly told police she was beaten with belts, cords, and sticks, while she was also cut with scissors and choked with a belt, per ABC 13 citing the Sheriff's Office.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Russell said into the microphone, her voice choked with regret, stumbling over each word.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Jane testified during the trial that Combs once broke down four doors trying to get her and then choked, punched, and kicked her in a rage.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Previous unbeatens Florida State and USC — favorites — choked on the road.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2019, suspecting one of their sons of vandalism, San Diego County sheriff’s deputies burst into the Najarros’ Vista home without a warrant, then punched, choked, fired a Taser gun at and threatened to shoot different members of the family before arresting them all, the family said in a lawsuit.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The Mets, in the nation’s largest market, won the offseason but choked during the regular season.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Lindsay had been bound, raped and choked to death, then covered with blankets, police said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Just moments before, Laurel had fed Scotty’s tie into the power shredder, which choked him to death.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
The young girl allegedly told police she was beaten with belts, cords, and sticks, while she was also cut with scissors and choked with a belt, per ABC 13 citing the Sheriff's Office.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Russell said into the microphone, her voice choked with regret, stumbling over each word.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Jane testified during the trial that Combs once broke down four doors trying to get her and then choked, punched, and kicked her in a rage.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Previous unbeatens Florida State and USC — favorites — choked on the road.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
In 2019, suspecting one of their sons of vandalism, San Diego County sheriff’s deputies burst into the Najarros’ Vista home without a warrant, then punched, choked, fired a Taser gun at and threatened to shoot different members of the family before arresting them all, the family said in a lawsuit.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The Mets, in the nation’s largest market, won the offseason but choked during the regular season.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Lindsay had been bound, raped and choked to death, then covered with blankets, police said.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked
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Edwards had been raped and strangled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Police determined that the teenager had been raped and strangled to death.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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This agitprop is vomited out 24/7 by Democrat media apparatchiks who were also unerringly described by Orwell in his novel 1984.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Max urinated and vomited on himself, went into cardiac arrest and ultimately, lost consciousness during his prolonged restraint.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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As commissioner Cathy Engelbert took the microphone to congratulate the Las Vegas Aces and crown them the WNBA champions, fans in Phoenix drowned out her message with relentless booing.—
Shannon Ryan,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Linda’s unraveling escalates when her troubled client Caroline (Danielle Macdonald) emails her a video of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five children in 2001 after developing postpartum psychosis.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors cited the soul food restaurant after discovering that the kitchen handwashing sink was blocked with multiple plastic buckets in the sink basin.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The glass windows are blocked by tables and a piano and a crib and a dressmaker’s dummy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Room for Disagreement The UAE’s relationship with Israel has become strained in recent years over the devastation in Gaza and threats from some Israeli politicians to annex the West Bank — a move that would effectively end hopes for a Palestinian state.—
Yossi Shelley,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ending the war will offer the Israeli leader relief from daily headlines of IDF casualties, strained reservist forces, increasing international isolation and severe economic damage – heavy burdens for electoral campaigns.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In an industry throttled by changing demands and pressures, making small tweaks won’t prevent the worst risks of grid instability over the next 10 years.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Head coach DeShaun Foster did not have many answers for why UCLA got throttled 35-10 at home by New Mexico on Friday night.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Bouncing back from a brutal day at Florida last week, the Horns suffocated Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer (20 of 38 for 202 yards), sacking him five times and picking him thrice.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The real innovation being stifled today is the innovation that’ll never bloom, suffocated by vertical integration and acquisitions disguised as partnerships.—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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Yet this claim conceals the fact that registration is swift for compliant unions but obstructed for independent ones.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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What To Know DHS issued a statement claiming that Retes became violent, refused to comply with officers and obstructed their path, leading to his arrest for assault.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Choked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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