as in choked
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
In an industry throttled by changing demands and pressures, making small tweaks won’t prevent the worst risks of grid instability over the next 10 years.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Head coach DeShaun Foster did not have many answers for why UCLA got throttled 35-10 at home by New Mexico on Friday night.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The New Orleans Saints throttled the Panthers, 47-10, last year before going 5-12 on the campaign and firing then-head coach Dennis Allen in the middle of the season.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Executives canceled projects, throttled budgets and moved production overseas.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Economic development is throttled.
—Sivan Yaari, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Ducks last year were throttled by eventual national champion Ohio State—the biggest-spending school in America—in the Rose Bowl back in January.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
At the end of almost 4 billion years, on a planet bereft of complex life, the Earth had been suddenly throttled by the most extreme convulsions of the carbon cycle in its entire history.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Head coach DeShaun Foster did not have many answers for why UCLA got throttled 35-10 at home by New Mexico on Friday night.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The New Orleans Saints throttled the Panthers, 47-10, last year before going 5-12 on the campaign and firing then-head coach Dennis Allen in the middle of the season.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
Executives canceled projects, throttled budgets and moved production overseas.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Economic development is throttled.
—Sivan Yaari, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Ducks last year were throttled by eventual national champion Ohio State—the biggest-spending school in America—in the Rose Bowl back in January.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2025
At the end of almost 4 billion years, on a planet bereft of complex life, the Earth had been suddenly throttled by the most extreme convulsions of the carbon cycle in its entire history.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttled
Verb
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Russell said into the microphone, her voice choked with regret, stumbling over each word.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jane testified during the trial that Combs once broke down four doors trying to get her and then choked, punched, and kicked her in a rage.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Scott was convicted of participating in the 1981 murder of Larry Miner, who was tied up, beaten, strangled and stabbed.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kruse said Hoffman likely died within minutes of being strangled with a paracord, The Gazette reports.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Throttled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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