croaked

past tense of croak
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for croaked
Verb
  • The companies have complained about a lack of due process throughout the review.
    Jeff Stein AND David J. Lynch The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • On March 4, 2021, Williams complained to Rollins that everyone was still ignoring his advice.
    Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Nunn died in 2016 from leukemia at age 63.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Since the flames set a blaze, 27 people died and thousands of structures were destroyed, displacing entire communities.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The president assassinated, then Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights [Movement].
    Susan Young, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Americans are divided over whether or not there should be public commemorations of Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today, according to new polling.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The majority of the trees that were felled were ficuses.
    Vanessa Romo, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
  • An animal sanctuary in Washington reported losing 20 big cats including cougars and bobcats in late 2024 from the virus, while a harbor seal and Chilean flamingo were felled at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo in January.
    Karen Kucher, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Residents have posted photos online showing their houses destroyed by the tornadoes, with roofs fallen completely off, walls caved in and debris on lawns.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The war has destroyed vast areas of Gaza, displaced most of the population and left nearly everyone dependent on international aid.
    Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In the 1970s, dark-haired, slender, and possessing considerable charm, this lethal Romeo wooed, won, and then murdered four women.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • He’s murdered, essentially, and the Innies have run amok.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Cline never released a duet or other collaboration, and the new album features nine, including one with Cowboy Copas, who perished in the plane crash with Cline (along with fellow Opry star Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cline’s manager, Randy Hughes).
    Nancy Kruh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • More than 1,500 passengers and crew perished; only around 710 of those on board survived.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Alabama and Louisiana have executed inmates by nitrogen gas.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Use the Right Hardware Bryant is also a fan of using curtains instead of doors, but only when it’s executed correctly.
    Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Croaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croaked. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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