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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbing
Verb
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According to the criminal complaint, the boy told police Diggs began choking him before dragging him into the nearby alley.
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Officer Nicholas Samartino of the Woodbridge Police Department responded to a report that a 5-day-old infant was choking and experiencing difficulty breathing back in May, according to police.
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The Boston Bruins would like to incorporate the Hurricanes’ smothering defense and relentless attack.
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Natural methods like smothering with a tarp, flame weeding, or pulling by hand can effectively eliminate white clover.
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“Stubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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