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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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Recent Examples of strangle
Roughly 20% of the world's oil supply has been effectively strangled since March 4th.
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Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Prosecutors say Heuermann strangled Costilla to death in November 1993 and left her body in North Sea, a hamlet on Long Island, where it was quickly discovered by hunters.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Heuermann admitted in April to strangling all of his victims over a 17-year span beginning in 1993.
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Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Heuermann, 62, admitted in April to strangling eight women and leaving their remains in remote areas of Long Island between 1993 and 2010, which have been dubbed the Gilgo Beach killings.
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Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Prosecutors say Heuermann strangled Costilla to death in November 1993 and left her body in North Sea, a hamlet on Long Island, where it was quickly discovered by hunters.
—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Heuermann admitted in April to strangling all of his victims over a 17-year span beginning in 1993.
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Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Heuermann, 62, admitted in April to strangling eight women and leaving their remains in remote areas of Long Island between 1993 and 2010, which have been dubbed the Gilgo Beach killings.
—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangle
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Police say after entering the store, Tabor allegedly randomly picked out a woman and started choking her.
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Connecticut’s largest cities also struggle with the state’s highest property tax rates, which chokes business growth and, in turn, shifts more burden onto residential owners.
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The Valkyries seemed equally eager to welcome the rookie to the league’s most intimidating road environment, and succeeded in stifling the 23-year-old guard.
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When fact and fiction run together, when folks seek to stifle speech, limit access to education, devalue diversity, erase the inconvenient parts of our history.
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The runoff and high temperatures caused fish to suffocate, killing thousands of fish over a 20-mile stretch.
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Water deeply to promote a deep root growth, but avoid over watering, which can suffocate roots.
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Things like trying to disqualify the entire Utah County Attorney's Office, trying to get some of the evidence suppressed, trying to get a contempt order because the prosecutors violated the court's gag order.
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One key group that appeared to be suppressed, Prevotella species, may interfere with the production of nitric oxide.
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McCary also points out that shorter grass clippings are also less likely to form large or heavy clumps that might smother patches of lawn.
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However, improving the soil in a lawn is more difficult because adding more than 1 inch of organic matter as a top-dressing can smother the grass.
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At this stage of his career, that would be a difficult pill to swallow.
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Nowadays, the land surrounding the 67-year-old fruit stand is paved over as cookie-cutter townhomes swallow the area.
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As Vermax struggles to stay above water and begins to drown, Jace frees himself from his mount and reaches the surface.
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French media reported that four children drowned Saturday.
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“Strangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangle. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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