garroted

variants or garotted
past tense of garrote
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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  • The victim in the case was just 7 years old when she was kidnapped, raped, strangled, stuffed in the trunk of a car and then thrown off a bridge after being wrapped in a blanket and having a bag tied over her head, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The man allegedly had strangled his wife, repeatedly punched her in the head and forced her to walk around naked.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • The same jury did, however, convict Chambers of battery and false imprisonment for other prior altercations in which prosecutors said Chambers pushed, grabbed and choked Dadkhah.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The air around the mop sink was choked by 20 flies.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Garroted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garroted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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