scragged

verb

past tense of scrag
1
as in murdered

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2
as in throttled

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  1. murdered
  2. throttled
  3. whacked
  4. choked
  5. butchered
  6. garroted
  7. finished
  8. strangled
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  • The day is often marked by protests against memorials to Christopher Columbus, for environmental justice, for the return of Indigenous lands and in honor of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Now, a new killer has murdered an altar boy and used his blood to write her name.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of murdered
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  • The biggest leap belongs to Missouri after the Tigers throttled Florida, 45-17, just a week after the Gators looked like worldbeaters in their dominant win over Ole Miss.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • As Iran has throttled the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea has become a lifeline for the Saudi oil industry.
    — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of throttled
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  • 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
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  • 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
  • Some were also choked — images jurors were shown by both the defense and the prosecution.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of choked
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  • 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
  • Cut marks and scrapes made by flint knives at consistent locations on the bones indicate local humans butchered many of them for meals.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 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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  • Jordan, who’s directing and starring in the reboot — the second, since Pierce Brosnan played the part in a 1999 version — finished shooting last year and is now in the editing bay prepping for a March release.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • So despite pitching 12 innings in two starts over the previous seven days, King stepped up and finished it off — but only after a thrilling ninth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of finished
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  • One of the children told the deputies that their father had strangled their mother while some of the children were present 10 months earlier, according to the documents.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In one incident, LaBeouf slammed Barnett against his car and strangled her, according to the complaint.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of strangled
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“Scragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scragged. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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