as in strangled
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!
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Recent Examples of throttled
The Aerospace Corporation has been advancing a concept for a restartable solid rocket motor (RSRM), a propulsion configuration that has long posed engineering difficulties because conventional solid motors burn continuously once ignited and cannot be throttled or shut down mid-flight.
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Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
The Red Sea crisis The crisis that throttled ship traffic through the Red Sea shows how geopolitical instability can disrupt trade chokepoints for much longer than originally expected.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 30 May 2026
That geography gives them a structural advantage over Gulf producers, which have been throttled by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
With the war’s turbulence on the economy more prevalent and the internet now throttled, Russians no longer have the luxury of pretending the war in Ukraine isn’t happening.
—Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Meta, which includes Facebook, also throttled the story's reach on their platforms, leading to many conservatives rightfully calling it election interference.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
The veteran signal-caller's 21st NFL season came to an end after the Steelers were throttled by the Houston Texans in the wild-card round of the playoffs, 30-6.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
With the war’s turbulence on the economy more prevalent and the internet now throttled, Russians no longer have the luxury of pretending the war in Ukraine isn’t happening.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
They were throttled from start to finish, giving a young and inexperienced Spurs team plenty of confidence that Monday’s loss was nothing more than a fluke.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
The Red Sea crisis The crisis that throttled ship traffic through the Red Sea shows how geopolitical instability can disrupt trade chokepoints for much longer than originally expected.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 30 May 2026
That geography gives them a structural advantage over Gulf producers, which have been throttled by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
With the war’s turbulence on the economy more prevalent and the internet now throttled, Russians no longer have the luxury of pretending the war in Ukraine isn’t happening.
—Daniel Depetris, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Meta, which includes Facebook, also throttled the story's reach on their platforms, leading to many conservatives rightfully calling it election interference.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
The veteran signal-caller's 21st NFL season came to an end after the Steelers were throttled by the Houston Texans in the wild-card round of the playoffs, 30-6.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
With the war’s turbulence on the economy more prevalent and the internet now throttled, Russians no longer have the luxury of pretending the war in Ukraine isn’t happening.
—Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
They were throttled from start to finish, giving a young and inexperienced Spurs team plenty of confidence that Monday’s loss was nothing more than a fluke.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttled
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Autopsies determined that Shine was strangled and Carse died from sharp force trauma, the police department said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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Cage speared Dax and strangled him with the unbuckled rope.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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According to court documents, witnesses told police Reyes lunged at the flight attendant, grabbed him by the head and choked him – which prompted passengers and another flight attendant to restrain Reyes with flex cuffs and seatbelt extenders.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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The ongoing Iran war has choked global oil supplies, driving up carriers' operating costs.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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“Throttled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttled. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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