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
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.
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Last season, the Bills throttled the visiting Broncos 31-7 in the wild-card round.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 17 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
The Hoosiers — who, like Tech, lose their first-ever playoff game last season and might’ve been expected to fizzle — beat Ohio State in the Big 10 championship game to clinch the bracket’s top seed and throttled Alabama in the Rose Bowl to make the playoff committee look smart for the decision.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 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
Alabama, on the other hand, was throttled by Florida State in the first game of the season and then lost to the Oklahoma Sooners by two.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
However, Alabama and BYU were each throttled in its conference championship games on Saturday — the Crimson Tide falling 28-7 to Georgia, BYU losing 34-7 to Texas Tech.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Aledo throttled Fort Worth Arlington Heights 55-0 on Friday to reach the regional final.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
Matt Schooley, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Last season, the Bills throttled the visiting Broncos 31-7 in the wild-card round.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 17 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
The Hoosiers — who, like Tech, lose their first-ever playoff game last season and might’ve been expected to fizzle — beat Ohio State in the Big 10 championship game to clinch the bracket’s top seed and throttled Alabama in the Rose Bowl to make the playoff committee look smart for the decision.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 2 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
Alabama, on the other hand, was throttled by Florida State in the first game of the season and then lost to the Oklahoma Sooners by two.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
However, Alabama and BYU were each throttled in its conference championship games on Saturday — the Crimson Tide falling 28-7 to Georgia, BYU losing 34-7 to Texas Tech.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
Aledo throttled Fort Worth Arlington Heights 55-0 on Friday to reach the regional final.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttled
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Somewhere along the way, the private jet goes down and everybody dies — in excessively painful ways, as Raimi gleefully shows them being sucked out of the plane and strangled by their own neckties — except for Linda and Bradley.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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Arrest warrants allege Jones stabbed his grandfather multiple times in the torso and neck and strangled his grandmother, cutting off her airway and blood flow.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In a brain stroke, human tissues die quickly when deprived of oxygen and choked by waste.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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Yiggins allegedly choked the man, and the group was able to steal his wallet, vape pen, phone and keys to his Toyota Prius, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Throttled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttled. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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