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 result is a mechanically simpler engine that can be throttled and even shut down and restarted in flight, providing significantly greater flight flexibility.
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New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
Russian authorities have already blocked major social media platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram, throttled YouTube, and methodically ramped up restrictions against other popular platforms during four years of war.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Heavy industrial water use—such as by data centers—should be throttled through taxation to fund desalinated water for refilling depleted aquifers.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The matchup dynamic is fairly straightforward in that Saint Denis is a super aggressive, pace grappler who has throttled most of his competition on the mat.
—Brett Appley, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Behind Staubach, Dallas cruised through the playoffs with relative ease and throttled Miami in the Super Bowl, capturing the first championship in team history.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
In fact, the only time New England has beaten the Broncos in the postseason was 2012 when the Patriots throttled Denver and Tim Tebow, 45-10, at Gillette Stadium.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
The 49ers opened the week as bigger underdogs against the top-seeded Seahawks, who throttled San Francisco 13-3 at Levi’s Stadium two weeks ago.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Putin's regime has banned Facebook and Instagram and severely throttled other platforms such as X, formerly Twitter.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026
Russian authorities have already blocked major social media platforms such as X, Facebook and Instagram, throttled YouTube, and methodically ramped up restrictions against other popular platforms during four years of war.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
Heavy industrial water use—such as by data centers—should be throttled through taxation to fund desalinated water for refilling depleted aquifers.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The matchup dynamic is fairly straightforward in that Saint Denis is a super aggressive, pace grappler who has throttled most of his competition on the mat.
—Brett Appley, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Behind Staubach, Dallas cruised through the playoffs with relative ease and throttled Miami in the Super Bowl, capturing the first championship in team history.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
In fact, the only time New England has beaten the Broncos in the postseason was 2012 when the Patriots throttled Denver and Tim Tebow, 45-10, at Gillette Stadium.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
The 49ers opened the week as bigger underdogs against the top-seeded Seahawks, who throttled San Francisco 13-3 at Levi’s Stadium two weeks ago.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Putin's regime has banned Facebook and Instagram and severely throttled other platforms such as X, formerly Twitter.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttled
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However, things take a turn in his favor when a woman is found strangled to death in the trunk of a car.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026
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According to court records, Trotter stabbed and strangled Langford on June 16, 1986, at her store in Palmetto near the southern edge of Tampa Bay.—
David Fischer,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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Police learned Smothers was on the phone with the woman when Lang, her new boyfriend, had choked her a week earlier in front of at least one of their kids.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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The conflict has also choked a key shipping lane, threatening the global cargo industry.—
Marissa Martinez,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Throttled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttled. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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