gagged

past tense of gag

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gagged 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • In 2019, suspecting one of their sons of vandalism, San Diego County sheriff’s deputies burst into the Najarros’ Vista home without a warrant, then punched, choked, fired a Taser gun at and threatened to shoot different members of the family before arresting them all, the family said in a lawsuit.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Mets, in the nation’s largest market, won the offseason but choked during the regular season.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Munich airport was shut down this morning due to unauthorized drones in its airspace, and Putin joked about it in Sochi.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Amber joked that the timing was unexpected.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Gagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gagged. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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