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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
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Caballero, 78, was strangled with a phone cord in January 2021.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Medical examiners later determined that Broussard had been strangled to death with a dog leash.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Martin, a former county transit worker, beat, strangled and raped the woman after offering her a ride, prosecutor say.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Just as with Weaver, Vesey was bound with electrical cords before she was raped and strangled, the papers state.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Amar, who is nine years old, has been hit and bullied at school; once, a classmate strangled him.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
That matters more now than ever, because our other talent pipeline is being strangled.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Her husband came home to find that she had been tied up with electrical cord, raped and strangled.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Verb
Cage speared Dax and strangled him with the unbuckled rope.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Caballero, 78, was strangled with a phone cord in January 2021.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Medical examiners later determined that Broussard had been strangled to death with a dog leash.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
Martin, a former county transit worker, beat, strangled and raped the woman after offering her a ride, prosecutor say.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
Just as with Weaver, Vesey was bound with electrical cords before she was raped and strangled, the papers state.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Amar, who is nine years old, has been hit and bullied at school; once, a classmate strangled him.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
That matters more now than ever, because our other talent pipeline is being strangled.
—Gautam Mukunda, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Her husband came home to find that she had been tied up with electrical cord, raped and strangled.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 May 2026
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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King Supa Dixon drowned after wandering away from his nearby home on Tuesday afternoon, after returning from school.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Arteta looked completely taken aback when handed a microphone to address supporters at the end of their last home match this season, only to be drowned out by the sound of the Emirates choir serenading him with song.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
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The war has stifled the flow of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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And while the state has seen strong GDP growth in recent months, business groups still worry that this economic success could be stifled by limited job growth and economic uncertainty in the wake of federal policy changes.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Last year, Hernández played in just one rehab game returning from a strained groin.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Large parts of its war effort are now unmanned, the robots, drones, and remotely piloted tanks giving it a sudden, albeit fragile, edge over a lumbering and strained Russian invader.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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In January 2004, Busby suffocated Laura Lee Crane with 36 feet of two brands of tape, the pathologist who performed her autopsy testified at Busby’s capital murder trial in Tarrant County.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Brunson scored the points; Mikal Bridges was a rejuvenated terror; Josh Hart was everywhere; OG Anunoby suffocated the 76ers on defense.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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People were craving the culture and art that had been suppressed during his oppressive reign.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
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The Supreme Court spent much of the January oral arguments grappling with the biological advantage men tend to have over women in sports, and whether there is validity to claims that a man’s biological advantage can be suppressed by hormone drugs.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2026
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Late Saturday, the crews entered the facility to make a visual examination of the cracked container, which officials believed was holding 7,000 liquid gallons of methyl methacrylate, a chemical that is routinely used to make plastic.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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As Jacobs described Lacan’s theory that babies initially form a cohesive I upon seeing their reflection, images of babies looking into cracked mirrors appeared on the screen.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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Even Donovan Mitchell’s 31-point performance wasn’t enough to keep Cleveland competitive as the Knicks’ defense smothered the Cavaliers’ perimeter attack for the fourth straight game.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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As in the 1-0 home defeat by Bournemouth in August, they were smothered by Chelsea’s press, lacking a plan to play through their lines.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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“Strangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangled. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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