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as in murdered
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as in throttled
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scragged
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If someone was caught, and murdered, scraps of their body were circulated as souvenirs and passed down through generations of white families as heirlooms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026 -
Austrians believe he was murdered for refusing to join the German team.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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The Aerospace Corporation has been advancing a concept for a restartable solid rocket motor (RSRM), a propulsion configuration that has long posed engineering difficulties because conventional solid motors burn continuously once ignited and cannot be throttled or shut down mid-flight.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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The Red Sea crisis The crisis that throttled ship traffic through the Red Sea shows how geopolitical instability can disrupt trade chokepoints for much longer than originally expected.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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The wacky misplay happened during the top of the fourth inning on June 2, when Rockies third baseman TJ Rumfield whacked a deep fly to right field, which then grazed off the left side of Adell’s glove and off the top of his head.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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The Labour government has whacked levies on private schools, introduced mansion taxes and is attempting to redistribute the nation’s wealth at a pace that would make Vladimir Lenin weep with joy.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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According to court documents, witnesses told police Reyes lunged at the flight attendant, grabbed him by the head and choked him – which prompted passengers and another flight attendant to restrain Reyes with flex cuffs and seatbelt extenders.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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The ongoing Iran war has choked global oil supplies, driving up carriers' operating costs.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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The deer must be completely butchered and de-boned before it can be brought into the state.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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When a crew lands a whale, it's usually butchered on a nearby beach.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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In Europe, Nokia shares finished more than 6% lower as part of the unwind in tech stocks, following several consecutive days of outsized gains for the sector.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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His immune system, no longer overwhelmed by runaway viral replication, then regained the upper hand and finished the virus off on its own.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 June 2026
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Autopsies determined that Shine was strangled and Carse died from sharp force trauma, the police department said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Cage speared Dax and strangled him with the unbuckled rope.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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But this season, Brown has largely neutralized lefties.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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But with the threat neutralized, the last 16,000 residents under evacuation returned home on Tuesday.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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“Scragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scragged. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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