1
as in complained
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
the cranky patient was always croaking to the nurses about something
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2
as in died
slang
to stop living
I wouldn't go around saying your great-grandmother "croaked"
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as in killed
slang
to deprive of life
"I croaked the old bugger," he bragged
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as in assassinated
slang
to put to death deliberately
hooligans had croaked the street corner wino just for the hell of it
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for croaked
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In response to the city clearing out the Cedar Avenue occupation, the activist organizations behind the blockades complained on social media about MPD officers dismantling three different roadblocks.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Labor unions have complained about a lack of communication over the state of the university’s budget.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Mickey Lolich, remembered as the Tigers’ hero in the 1968 World Series, has died, the Tigers announced.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Nancy has three children, including son Camron Guthrie, with late husband Charles Guthrie, who died in 1988 of a heart attack.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Two days shy of the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that killed 67 people near the nation’s capital, the National Transportation Safety Board will meet to determine the probable cause of the midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The fire killed two people, destroyed 1,084 homes and businesses and did more than $2 billion in property damage.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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In September, Kirk was assassinated in front of three thousand students at Utah Valley University while debating a liberal audience member about gun control.—
Charles Duhigg,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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He was assassinated that night.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Beach’s daughter screamed to responding officers that her children were wounded inside.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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When pitcher Will Klein took his turn in front of a gaggle of media, a fan watching from the outfield screamed in his direction.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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When a newspaper is felled by careless or malicious owners, millions of people are hurt, in big ways and small ways and ways that are impossible to measure.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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France passes budget after failed no-confidence votes France passed an annual budget, ending a long-running debacle that felled prime ministers, amplified support for the far right, and raised doubts over the country’s long-term finances.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Holy Innocents School posted on Facebook that the school’s church hall was broken into and destroyed.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The structure was destroyed during World War II and numerous frescoes were lost in raids, according to Jubilee 2025.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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James Folta Talks to Bookseller Angela Schwesnedl Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Eger watched her parents taken away to the gas chambers where more than a million people, primarily of Jewish descent, were murdered.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Croaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croaked. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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