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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
When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, the brief said.
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Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Though Garrett may have been visibly gagged, Drag Race fans who are super in the know have been speculating about Ru’s not-so-secret sweatpants habit for years.
—James Factora, Them., 15 Aug. 2025
Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Though Garrett may have been visibly gagged, Drag Race fans who are super in the know have been speculating about Ru’s not-so-secret sweatpants habit for years.
—James Factora, Them., 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gagged
Verb
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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
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Eugene is less convinced of the wisdom of this endeavor, and his idea for nourishing the Clockwork Boy — feeding him honey — is projectile-vomited back in his face.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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De’Andre Johnson ambushed and choked the agent in a DCS office, livestreaming the attack on Facebook.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Court documents now identify him as the victim of a brutal assault during which he was bound by a bedsheet, choked and beaten.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wightman, who did not defend his world title in 2023 and missed the last summer’s Olympics because of injury, has joked that middle and long-distance running could be considered Scotland’s national sport.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Coon joked to Rolling Stone in 2018 about the connection between her childhood and parenting.—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Gagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gagged. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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