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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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During the previous school year, the boy strangled and choked a teacher and pulled up a female classmate’s dress and touched her inappropriately on the school playground, the lawsuit claims.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025 -
Their conversation eventually turned violent, leading Packer to call the police after Sweeney had strangled Dunne to the point of unconsciousness.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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But the evening wasn’t without late-game drama, as the Wildcats choked away an early 18-point lead as the 49ers cut the margin down to two with less than 30 seconds to play.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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From long before dawn until well past dark, similar rafts choked the river, packed with as many as 20 migrants per raft.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Garroted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garroted. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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