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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag
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as in joked
to make jokes
the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight
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Recent Examples of gagged
Azim was then beaten, strangled, suffocated with a pillow, gagged, and stuffed in a closet.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
My mother felt grit on her skin and the fumes gagged her.
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Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
This Spanish detective thriller The Marked Woman follows a pair of police officers who are assigned the case of an amnesiac woman found bound and gagged in a shipping container at the Port of Barcelona.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2026
Victims of Harvey Weinstein have spoken in the past about being gagged by NDAs.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
The thieves bound and gagged Mary Kay, per Gavenas, and stole $9,000 worth of different expensive items, including fur coats and jewelry.
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Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
In July 2013, Anderson and Walker were found bound, gagged, tortured and shot to death in Anderson’s home, according to police.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Everyone is gagged, with their mouths agape and eyes darting around.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
During Aguirre’s trial, prosecutors told jurors that the boy was routinely beaten, shot with a BB gun, forced to eat cat feces and sleep inside a small cabinet while gagged and bound.
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City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
My mother felt grit on her skin and the fumes gagged her.
—
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
This Spanish detective thriller The Marked Woman follows a pair of police officers who are assigned the case of an amnesiac woman found bound and gagged in a shipping container at the Port of Barcelona.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2026
Victims of Harvey Weinstein have spoken in the past about being gagged by NDAs.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
The thieves bound and gagged Mary Kay, per Gavenas, and stole $9,000 worth of different expensive items, including fur coats and jewelry.
—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
In July 2013, Anderson and Walker were found bound, gagged, tortured and shot to death in Anderson’s home, according to police.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Everyone is gagged, with their mouths agape and eyes darting around.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
During Aguirre’s trial, prosecutors told jurors that the boy was routinely beaten, shot with a BB gun, forced to eat cat feces and sleep inside a small cabinet while gagged and bound.
—
City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gagged
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Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.
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Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
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The aisles were so choked that blooms and branches brushed against us, the air heady with the scent of lilies, roses, eucalyptus, and sweet decay.
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The lines are growing at Russian gas stations — and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country.
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As a result, Chicago fans on social media joked the move was a franchise tradition.
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During a May appearance on Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Plaza joked that even going into labor wouldn't keep her from fulfilling her obligation to the host.
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“Gagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gagged. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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