croaked

verb

past tense of croak
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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3
as in killed
slang to deprive of life "I croaked the old bugger," he bragged

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4
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 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
  1. complained
  2. died
  3. killed
  4. assassinated
  5. screamed
  6. fell
  7. destroyed
  8. murdered
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  • Business impact Two South Main Street restaurant owners complained to the Observer this year about a significant loss in trade due to the work.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • In 2024, some players complained about a McDonald's ad appearing on a screen for selecting games.
    — Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of complained
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  • Stacy co-sponsored a controversial bill that ultimately died in 2023, HB 419, which sought to ban gender transition procedures, hormones and puberty blockers for minors.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • One of the victims died at the hospital, Seattle Police Assistant Chief Tyrone Davis said in a news briefing late Sunday.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • Though the World Cup avoided issues with ICE raids at stadiums, the agency this summer has been responsible for shootings that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The state, then called Vargas, had another natural disaster in 1999, when landslides killed thousands.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of killed
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  • One of the most famous examples comes from Archbishop Óscar Romero, who was assassinated in 1980 and declared a saint by Pope Francis in 2018.
    — Gina Perez, The Conversation, 21 July 2026
  • The 48-year-old daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte is accused of corruption, bribery, misappropriating millions in government funds and threatening to have the current president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, assassinated.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
Definition of assassinated
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  • Nearby, other passengers screamed and hollered for their lives.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • One passenger, identified only as Christina, told Thessaloniki radio that passengers panicked and screamed and that one passenger was partially sucked out of the window.
    — Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of screamed
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  • But the traps that felled Starmer lurk in most issues Burnham must tackle.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Spain came into the game unbeaten in 36 games and took the lead from the penalty spot when Lucas Digne swung a leg without looking and felled Lamine Yamal.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of fell
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  • Residents of one village in the Gironde region of France returned to find their homes charred and destroyed by the wildfire which has ripped through them.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Yet with a lack of funds, officials halted further work, leaving the stands partially destroyed and deserted.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of destroyed
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  • Showcasing its range, a different Britain’s Most Notorious Crime Investigations ep tells the story of Mahek Bukhari, a TikTok influencer who murdered her mother’s lover and his friend in a high-speed car chase.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 July 2026
  • The Girl in the River centers on an experienced criminologist and a young psychologist who head to a small Mississippi town after a girl is murdered and her twin sister goes missing.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026
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