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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  • De’Andre Johnson ambushed and choked the agent in a DCS office, livestreaming the attack on Facebook.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Garroted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garroted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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