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as in to choke
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
the gull got tangled in a piece of fishing line on the beach and was strangled
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as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news
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An autopsy determined she was stabbed and strangled to death.
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
In January, 1996, the boy was strangled, and his body was dissolved in acid.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
She had been stabbed and strangled, according to local Fox 2.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
Our bobcats are indiscriminately trapped, bludgeoned or strangled, and then skinned and sold to markets outside the USA for profit.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
In January, 1996, the boy was strangled, and his body was dissolved in acid.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
She had been stabbed and strangled, according to local Fox 2.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
Our bobcats are indiscriminately trapped, bludgeoned or strangled, and then skinned and sold to markets outside the USA for profit.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Strangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangle. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
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