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
Before traffic was effectively throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, the case for green hydrogen was harder to make.
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Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
After a competitive first half, the Huskies throttled the Illini, 77-52.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Pittsburgh throttled the Islanders on Monday, 8-3.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Oil prices hit $119 a barrel before falling on Thursday, as Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz throttled supply and Iran and Israel targeted regional energy infrastructure.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 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
Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
After a competitive first half, the Huskies throttled the Illini, 77-52.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Pittsburgh throttled the Islanders on Monday, 8-3.
—Michael Guise, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Oil prices hit $119 a barrel before falling on Thursday, as Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz throttled supply and Iran and Israel targeted regional energy infrastructure.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttled
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An autopsy found Green was likely beaten and strangled, though forensic analysts who reviewed the decades-old autopsy disagreed with whether that determination was conclusive.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors say Heuermann strangled her to death and left her remains there.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices are likely to remain well above their levels prior to the Iran war, the consequences of which have choked global supply for the foreseeable future.—
Mike Sheen,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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The woman, Lonna Drewes, said at a news conference yesterday that Swalwell drugged, raped and choked her in in a California hotel room.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Throttled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttled. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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