gagged

past tense of gag

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gagged The little mechanized lady at the heart of M3GAN became a viral sensation even before the movie was released, with choreography that instantly gagged the entire gay internet. Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025 They had been bound, gagged, and shot in the head. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025 Bohumila gagged, spitting beer all over herself. Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025 When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said. Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gagged
Verb
  • This agitprop is vomited out 24/7 by Democrat media apparatchiks who were also unerringly described by Orwell in his novel 1984.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Max urinated and vomited on himself, went into cardiac arrest and ultimately, lost consciousness during his prolonged restraint.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Just moments before, Laurel had fed Scotty’s tie into the power shredder, which choked him to death.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The young girl allegedly told police she was beaten with belts, cords, and sticks, while she was also cut with scissors and choked with a belt, per ABC 13 citing the Sheriff's Office.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stafford quipped when a local reporter joked he might get knighted after the performance.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Egan, who was nominated for her role as Chelsea Lawson in The Young and the Restless, which she's played since 2011, joked about her chances to win this year in an Instagram post following the nominations.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Gagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gagged. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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