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or garotted
as in strangled
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
the goons sent by the loan shark threatened to garrote the hero with his own necktie
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Scott was convicted of participating in the 1981 murder of Larry Miner, who was tied up, beaten, strangled and stabbed.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Kruse said Hoffman likely died within minutes of being strangled with a paracord, The Gazette reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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“Garroted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garroted. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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