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
News that Anthropic is testing its powerful new artificial intelligence model throttled enterprise software stocks, including cybersecurity names that should never be lumped in with the rest.
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Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Oil giants like Saudi Arabia and Iraq slashed production as their exports have been throttled by the Hormuz closure.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
The pattern broke at Sporting Park in Game 5 of the Wells era, where the Rapids throttled Sporting Kansas City 4-1 for their third win of the season.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
The Iran war, now more than two weeks old, has faced low polling support among the public and spiked gas prices as Iran has throttled the Strait of Hormuz.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
But all that changed Saturday at the Alamodome when North Crowley throttled San Antonio Brennan 65-52 to claim the Class 6A Division I state championship.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
The result is a mechanically simpler engine that can be throttled and even shut down and restarted in flight, providing significantly greater flight flexibility.
—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
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
Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
Oil giants like Saudi Arabia and Iraq slashed production as their exports have been throttled by the Hormuz closure.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
The pattern broke at Sporting Park in Game 5 of the Wells era, where the Rapids throttled Sporting Kansas City 4-1 for their third win of the season.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
The Iran war, now more than two weeks old, has faced low polling support among the public and spiked gas prices as Iran has throttled the Strait of Hormuz.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
But all that changed Saturday at the Alamodome when North Crowley throttled San Antonio Brennan 65-52 to claim the Class 6A Division I state championship.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026
The result is a mechanically simpler engine that can be throttled and even shut down and restarted in flight, providing significantly greater flight flexibility.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttled
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At that point, HBM’s killer feature of extreme local bandwidth gets strangled by the comparatively slow links connecting all of these machines.—
Sha Rabii,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Shirley allegedly admitted to entering the home, but said his friend was the one who strangled the girl, according to court documents.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 17,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Such an outcome could slash oil prices, flooding the market with supply currently choked by military threats in the Strait of Hormuz.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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As ProPublica detailed earlier this year, Bazan was tackled and choked by immigration agents who were chasing his undocumented father in Houston.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Throttled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttled. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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