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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
Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
She had been raped and strangled, according to the Sheriff's Office.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The 70-year-old daughter of the man who founded Budget Rent a Car was the apparent victim of a home invasion on Thursday in which she was assaulted and strangled, authorities said.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
The violence escalated Thursday night when a woman in her 70s was strangled during a home invasion in the Hollywood Hills, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Griffith strangled Flores Narvaez to death and then asked his roommate, Louis Colombo, to help get rid of the body.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
She had been hogtied with an extension cord, raped, and strangled before the killer started a fire, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Others are strangled, slowly, by noise complaints and nuisance lawsuits filed by residents who moved to the area long after the track had been built.
—Joshua Vadeboncoeur, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
Israel also says its large-scale airstrikes and ground operations in Lebanon have strangled Hezbollah, cutting off Iran's access to what was once a formidable political and militant force on Israel's northern border.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Wanner's body was found three weeks later, strangled to death, in a remote area outside Foresthill, about 40 miles away from her home.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
She had been raped and strangled, according to the Sheriff's Office.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The 70-year-old daughter of the man who founded Budget Rent a Car was the apparent victim of a home invasion on Thursday in which she was assaulted and strangled, authorities said.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
The violence escalated Thursday night when a woman in her 70s was strangled during a home invasion in the Hollywood Hills, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Griffith strangled Flores Narvaez to death and then asked his roommate, Louis Colombo, to help get rid of the body.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
She had been hogtied with an extension cord, raped, and strangled before the killer started a fire, court records say.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Others are strangled, slowly, by noise complaints and nuisance lawsuits filed by residents who moved to the area long after the track had been built.
—Joshua Vadeboncoeur, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026
Israel also says its large-scale airstrikes and ground operations in Lebanon have strangled Hezbollah, cutting off Iran's access to what was once a formidable political and militant force on Israel's northern border.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangled
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San Franciscans who think Muni buses are always packed, or prone to crawl along choked streets, may find their views validated in a new slide presentation released by the Municipal Transportation Agency.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Jan. 2026
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Michelle said medical professionals at the hospital told her that Juan drowned after his leg got caught in the lake's fountain, trapping him under the water.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 2018, 32-year-old Francis Roselin, of West Palm Beach, drowned while enjoying festivities on the water.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Redick added that part of what Holmgren has done, overhelping on defense and forcing Ayton toward the perimeter, has stifled the 7-footer’s production.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Stoner refuses to let his passion for literature be stifled.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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The 29-year-old, who lives in Texas, sustained a concussion and strained muscles in her ankle and neck.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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While the Chinese model reduces upfront budget pressures on fiscally-strained African states, governments across the continent will now rely heavily on a small number of firms for hardware maintenance, modernization, and training.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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More than four decades after a newborn girl was found suffocated and abandoned on a North Dakota college campus, authorities say DNA technology has finally led to a murder charge against a 65-year-old Arizona woman.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Living paycheck to paycheck in a small Paris apartment, she feels increasingly suffocated by fleeting relationships, rising anxiety and the grip of an alcohol addiction quietly tightening around her life.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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This not only suppressed uneven vertical phase distribution but also improved film uniformity across the devices.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram that Russia launched 108 drones and three missiles into the country overnight, of which 89 drones were intercepted or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Shake good and hard for eight to 10 seconds, strain into a rocks or tall glass onto cracked or crushed ice, and garnish with a lime wheel, wedge, or peel.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
9 May 2026
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Collect eggs often and throw away cracked eggs.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Hurricanes won 3-0 in Saturday night's best-of-seven opener, with Tocchet saying his team didn't react quickly enough to the Hurricanes' aggressive skating that ultimately smothered the Flyers' attack.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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As soon as that interview was over, Montembeault smothered it in Dobeš’ face.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Strangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangled. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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