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as in suffocated
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
Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
That potential was strangled, Du Bois writes in this book, an essential look at governance and betrayal in America.
—Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Orlando Mitchell also strangled Marion County Sheriff's Deputy John Durm to death inside the Marion County Jail's vehicle port on a return trip from a hospital.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Every February and September, when the event takes place, critics and showgoers bemoan that the entire affair is strangled by commercialism and limping toward irrelevance.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Miner was tied up, beaten, strangled and stabbed.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Even the most strident neighborhood defenders agree that California is being strangled by a severe housing crisis.
—Stan Oklobdzija, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
In June 2022, Brieon Green, 21, strangled himself with a phone cord while in a booking area.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jamedia was strangled and beaten to death in Des Moines, Iowa, sometime during the evening of September 4th into the early morning hours of the 5th in 1987.
—Georgina Dinardo, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Kruse said Hoffman likely died within minutes of being strangled with a paracord, The Gazette reports.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
That potential was strangled, Du Bois writes in this book, an essential look at governance and betrayal in America.
—Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Orlando Mitchell also strangled Marion County Sheriff's Deputy John Durm to death inside the Marion County Jail's vehicle port on a return trip from a hospital.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Every February and September, when the event takes place, critics and showgoers bemoan that the entire affair is strangled by commercialism and limping toward irrelevance.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Miner was tied up, beaten, strangled and stabbed.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
Even the most strident neighborhood defenders agree that California is being strangled by a severe housing crisis.
—Stan Oklobdzija, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
In June 2022, Brieon Green, 21, strangled himself with a phone cord while in a booking area.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jamedia was strangled and beaten to death in Des Moines, Iowa, sometime during the evening of September 4th into the early morning hours of the 5th in 1987.
—Georgina Dinardo, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangled
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With the air choked by chemicals and ash, the sunsets were flamboyantly intense.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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There Naso allegedly choked her to death, placing the body in a trash bag, and dumping it from the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Her coming-of-age drama, which world premieres at the San Sebastian Film Festival’s New Directors sidebar, follows 13-year-old Laura who feels stifled in her new family.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Attempts to ban the tourist attraction by mayors have been stifled for years, in part from opposition by a labor union representing carriage drivers and owners who deny allegations of animal mistreatment.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Their secret romance unfolds amid strained family ties, police harassment, and the performers’ personal struggles, culminating in Hemanta’s disappearance and Sukumar’s crisis of memory, love and survival.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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The film follows Trier’s frequent collaborator Renate Reinsve as Nora who, along with her sister Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), are faced to confront their strained relationship with their father, a fading director named Gustav Borg (Stellan Skarsgard).—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
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From there, the Tigers leaned on a defense that suffocated South Carolina’s run game and delivered key stops in the final minutes.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
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Some seventeen hundred people suffocated, along with more than three thousand livestock.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 141 drones into the country, of which 132 were downed or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The upconversion process also suppressed noise, which made the setup effective even under very dim light.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There are black-and-white scenes from what appears to be a cracked Biblical drama featuring a levitating monk and, to the particular bafflement of the producer, a dancing Pulcinella.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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And everything’s not exactly rosy in the core business, which still is dealing with a cracked, state-by-state regulatory environment.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Four months ago, her 3-year-old son, Trigg, drowned in the family pool.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Later, a low flying Fox 11/KTTV helicopter, which was getting video of the event, also drowned out some of the speakers.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Kelvin Wheelies closed in 1983 and has been slowly getting swallowed by trees and shrubs ever since.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Strangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangled. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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