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as in drowned
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 throttled
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
the boy complained that he was being strangled by his tie
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as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
strangled a gasp of surprise upon hearing the news
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Recent Examples of strangled
ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Police took the wire Sharrey was strangled with to area farm stores to try to identify who purchased it, but were told the style of wire hadn’t been produced in several years.
—Audrey Abrahams, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Police responded to the halfway house after Grayson missed multiple appointments later in the day and found that she had been strangled.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Andrew Coleman, 34, strangled his 37-year-old girlfriend Kirsten Castle in 2024, killing her and their unborn daughter.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The conflict with Iran has strangled movement through the Persian Gulf and catapulted the price of a barrel of oil.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
It is rolled out to show how Washington and London strangled Iranian democracy in its crib, proving that foreign powers cannot be trusted and that the Islamic Republic is, at worst, a necessary evil.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
However, things take a turn in his favor when a woman is found strangled to death in the trunk of a car.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
According to court records, Trotter stabbed and strangled Langford on June 16, 1986, at her store in Palmetto near the southern edge of Tampa Bay.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
An autopsy showed Dee Warner was strangled and had suffered blunt force trauma.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Police took the wire Sharrey was strangled with to area farm stores to try to identify who purchased it, but were told the style of wire hadn’t been produced in several years.
—Audrey Abrahams, NBC news, 8 Mar. 2026
Police responded to the halfway house after Grayson missed multiple appointments later in the day and found that she had been strangled.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Andrew Coleman, 34, strangled his 37-year-old girlfriend Kirsten Castle in 2024, killing her and their unborn daughter.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
The conflict with Iran has strangled movement through the Persian Gulf and catapulted the price of a barrel of oil.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
It is rolled out to show how Washington and London strangled Iranian democracy in its crib, proving that foreign powers cannot be trusted and that the Islamic Republic is, at worst, a necessary evil.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
However, things take a turn in his favor when a woman is found strangled to death in the trunk of a car.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
According to court records, Trotter stabbed and strangled Langford on June 16, 1986, at her store in Palmetto near the southern edge of Tampa Bay.
—David Fischer, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangled
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In his first public comments since the conflict choked Middle East energy shipments, the head of the region’s largest oil producer said Aramco can divert more crude to an alternative route that avoids the Strait of Hormuz.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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Roads in the Lebanese capital were choked with evacuating traffic as smoke rose over the city’s southern districts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The Texans were stifled all night, turning the ball over 26 times.—
American-Statesman staff,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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But the surging inflation, lack of a large base of consumers with high disposable incomes, and low broadband access that have challenged other African streaming services have stifled Showmax’s ambitions.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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With Powell missing his third straight game because of a strained right groin, the Heat went with the starting lineup of Davion Mitchell, Herro, Pelle Larsson, Andrew Wiggins and Adebayo for the third consecutive game.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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The White House pledge for tech companies responds to fears of what data center buildouts mean for everyday Americans’ strained wallets.—
Eric Schmidt,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Attached to it is a video of Andrea Yates, the real Texas woman who drowned her five children amid an episode of postpartum psychosis and was found not guilty by reason of insanity, per the New York Times.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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There is still some of that here, but a lot of Martin’s light-touch meanness is drowned out by his insistence on describing his characters within the context of early COVID — pulling out those masks from the closet.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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The other theme was how much player movement has been suppressed.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The group also said the memorial had suppressed other voices that criticized Israel, including the Israeli philosopher Omri Boehm, who was slated to give a commemoration speech at Buchenwald last year.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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That craft, without a three-person crew aboard, was filled with space food, medical supplies, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as devices for treating the cracked window on the Shenzhou-20 spaceship.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Check for cracked or charred wires, as well as burn marks or holes on the blanket, says Evan Jones, representative from Electrical Safety Foundation International.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, but the Magic suffocated his supporting cast.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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As the disconnect grows, propelled by high valuations and rising speculation in financial markets, Zandi cautioned that the real economy could be suffocated.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Like fire swallowed setting everything alight inside.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Phillipsburg declared a state of emergency last month when a sinkhole swallowed a dump truck.—
Nick Caloway,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Strangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangled. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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