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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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However, things take a turn in his favor when a woman is found strangled to death in the trunk of a car.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026 -
According to court records, Trotter stabbed and strangled Langford on June 16, 1986, at her store in Palmetto near the southern edge of Tampa Bay.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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Police learned Smothers was on the phone with the woman when Lang, her new boyfriend, had choked her a week earlier in front of at least one of their kids.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has also choked a key shipping lane, threatening the global cargo industry.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Garroted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garroted. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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