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scrags

verb

present tense third-person singular of scrag
1
as in cuts down

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2
as in throttles

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrags
  1. butchers
  2. throttles
  3. snuffs
  4. chokes
  5. murders
  6. strangles
  7. wastes
  8. suffocates
Verb
  • But isn’t the manager culpable when his dugout repeatedly butchers fundamental baserunning and defensive basics?
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Stanley Tucci is back as Nigel, Miranda’s unfailingly loyal consigliere, who never butchers a bon mot or wears the same pocket square twice.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of butchers
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  • These are key fuel nodes for the Red Sea, made all the more vital as Iran throttles traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
    — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Mansfield Legacy throttles Crowley Mansfield Legacy piled on the hits against Crowley Friday, seizing a 17-1 victory in a game that ended after three innings.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026
Definition of throttles
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  • Then is too stoic to open up, but then the appearance of the book magically snuffs out that flicker of tension.
    — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 June 2025
Definition of snuffs
Verb
  • One boy loops his arm around the student’s neck and chokes him.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
  • Remove chokes from artichokes and steam in small amount of water for 15 minutes, adding water to pan as needed.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Definition of chokes
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  • By definition, a serial killer is someone who murders two or more people during separate events, with gaps of time in between.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • To get even with Kanan, Juke murders Raq, her surrogate mother.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of murders
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  • More news Heat sets new records as oppressive humidity strangles Southern California.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Adler said studies show that when one partner strangles another, the likelihood of a victim being killed by that partner goes up 750%.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
Definition of strangles
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  • The brand wins the transaction but wastes the precious intelligence created by the interaction.
    — Stephanie Copeland Weber, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This recombination prevents the charges from reaching the electrodes, which wastes potential electrical power.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of wastes
Verb
  • Coffee grounds settle into these gaps, creating a layer that suffocates the roots and leads to root rot.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Amazon also faces another sweeping lawsuit by the FTC and 17 states that paints the company as a monopolist that suffocates competitors and raises costs for both sellers and shoppers.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of suffocates
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“Scrags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrags. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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