scragged

verb

past tense of scrag
1
as in murdered

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2
as in throttled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scragged
  1. murdered
  2. throttled
  3. whacked
  4. choked
  5. butchered
  6. garroted
  7. finished
  8. strangled
Verb
  • Detectives from the start suspected Panetti had been murdered.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • It was consecrated by James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, young Black and Jewish men murdered together in 1964 for their work to register Black voters.
    — Seth Limmer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of murdered
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  • If novelty is throttled at the plan level, the system can keep broad capabilities like internet access while doing only what was reviewed.
    — Binny Gill, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Trump and his officials also offered confusing messages as to why Starshield — which Ukraine uses for drone strikes and air defense — had been throttled.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of throttled
Verb
  • The Colts got whacked by the Ravens, and their new-look defense was awful.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Poor guy is probably just trying to watch the home run derby in peace and just got drive by whacked by me.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of whacked
Verb
  • Hard-right politics came to feel like a weed that had choked every other kind of political expression.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times and choked her, the report says, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of choked
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  • Thornburg butchered three of the people over seven days in September 2021 at the Mid City Inn in Euless.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of butchered
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  • 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
Definition of garroted
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  • With the 15-point win, Orlando finished its four-game West Coast road trip 2-2 and earned its fourth win of the season under Sweeney.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Eucalyptus and assorted leaves are finished in shimmering shades of copper and gold, lending the arrangement a decidedly more glamorous feel.
    — Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of finished
Verb
  • The remaining eight victims, all children, were suffocated, strangled or beaten to death.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Police say Yosheka Jarmon had been strangled with an electrical cord and one of her arms had been slashed.
    — Luke Jones, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of strangled
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“Scragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scragged. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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