croaked

past tense of croak
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Recent Examples of croaked Depp, in character, croaked at the large crowd assembled on the street. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croaked
Verb
  • After Benton’s reelection, Welch said, Benton still complained to labor that the speaker should have done more.
    Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • While networks since the rabbit-ears days have complained about Nielsen’s methods, the company has been in the crosshairs numerous times during the streaming boom as its capabilities have faced scrutiny.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His attempt comes a year after a driver going 283 mph (455 kph) died trying to set a land speed record at Bonneville's annual Speed Week.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Marina came across a state driver’s license and a Social Security card for a man who died more than 10 years ago among Beloozerov’s possessions.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That same day, the Houthis launched a flurry of attacks that reportedly killed and wounded dozens near the Yemen-Saudi border – sparking condemnation from Jordanian, Bahraini and Kuwaiti authorities.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions, but growers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And then the president of Haiti was assassinated, and things got really bad in Haiti with the gang violence that ensued.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Irish revolutionary and politician Michael Collins was assassinated in County Cork at the age of 31.
    USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rebecca Marodi screamed, before appearing on video with blood on her back, according to the warrant.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • His wife woke up, and the two of them screamed out the window for help.
    Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.
    Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Most of the hospitals are taken over by gangs or have been destroyed, and … the economy’s not good.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Two grandparents and their 3-year-old grandson were killed after multiple Russian drones destroyed their home in the Brovary district of Kyiv region, northeast of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, early Saturday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Jones was only three doors from his house, visiting his neighbor, 46-year-old Jwon Martin, when Jones and Martin were murdered.
    Jermont Terry, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Jackson initially cast Ryan Gosling as the father of Susie Salmon, the protagonist who’s murdered by a serial killer early in the story and narrates the fallout from heaven.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Croaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croaked. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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