scrag

verb

Definition of scragnext
1
as in to butcher

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2
as in to throttle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrag
  1. butcher
  2. throttle
  3. cut down
  4. choke
  5. waste
  6. garrote
  7. finish
  8. strangle
Verb
  • Then, in 1863, a collection of Missouri Confederate Bushwhackers led by William Quantrill rode into Lawrence and butchered 150 men and boys.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The butchering thing was a major complaint because the Commandos were expected to live off the land after their first day's rations ran out.
    — David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of butcher
Verb
  • The government might start, for example, by fully throttling gas and oil exports from the Persian Gulf.
    — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Enforcing rigid standards prematurely—as early Space Development Agency (SDA) mandates demonstrated—can freeze sub-optimal designs and throttle rapid tech iteration.
    — Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of throttle
Verb
  • If the war does indeed come to an end and oil keeps falling, Warsh might get breathing room for rate cuts down the line.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 16 June 2026
  • Courtesy of the Abu Haikal family Haikal said his family’s own homes have been targeted in settler attacks, including having stones thrown at their home, their crops destroyed, trees cut down and property stolen.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 16 June 2026
Definition of cut down
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  • There is a fear that a company will be forced to dilute shareholders or choke itself with expensive debt to build factories to fulfill orders.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of choke
Verb
  • Shinn gave examples that will sound familiar to anyone who has wasted part of an afternoon on hold.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Spending heavily here is the most common way companies waste money on AI because there’s nothing underneath to make the spend productive.
    — Shweta Gummidipudi, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of waste
Verb
  • The baby, determined to have been full-term and most likely male, was likely garroted with twine shortly after he was born, Oliver said.
    — KC Baker, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That means the Senate's only practical effect is adding another point at which oligarch lobbyists can garrote popular policy.
    — Ryan Cooper, The Week, 29 Oct. 2021
Definition of garrote
Verb
  • The sauna, steam room, and 16-head walk-in shower finish out the treatment options.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But that cannot be used as an excuse because the Dolphins scored just 13 points in each of the games that Achane finished.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of finish
Verb
  • The erosion of ocean governance could pave the way for China to blockade Taiwan, Russia to strangle Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, or the United States to seize maritime control around Greenland.
    — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The shipping strikes aimed to strangle Crimea into an energy and supply crisis.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
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“Scrag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrag. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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