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
They were throttled from start to finish, giving a young and inexperienced Spurs team plenty of confidence that Monday’s loss was nothing more than a fluke.
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026
This year the Nuggets rolled into the playoffs on a 12-game winning streak and handled the Timberwolves in the opener of their Western Conference playoff series only to blow a 19-point lead in Game 2 before getting throttled twice in Minneapolis.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
That was the takeaway after the Nuggets throttled the Timberwolves over the final three quarters in a 116-105 Game 1 victory at Ball Arena?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
The detentions have made residents hesitant to speak about the war, throttled the availability of crucial online evidence of the unfolding conflict and contributed to a climate of fear in the face of authoritarian governments.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
So that really throttled things.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Before traffic was effectively throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, the case for green hydrogen was harder to make.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 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
Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026
This year the Nuggets rolled into the playoffs on a 12-game winning streak and handled the Timberwolves in the opener of their Western Conference playoff series only to blow a 19-point lead in Game 2 before getting throttled twice in Minneapolis.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
That was the takeaway after the Nuggets throttled the Timberwolves over the final three quarters in a 116-105 Game 1 victory at Ball Arena?
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
The detentions have made residents hesitant to speak about the war, throttled the availability of crucial online evidence of the unfolding conflict and contributed to a climate of fear in the face of authoritarian governments.
—Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
So that really throttled things.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Before traffic was effectively throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, the case for green hydrogen was harder to make.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttled
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Wanner's body was found three weeks later, strangled to death, in a remote area outside Foresthill, about 40 miles away from her home.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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She had been raped and strangled, according to the Sheriff's Office.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The live-in chef who accused Stefon Diggs of assault took the stand Monday on the first day of his trial, testifying that the former New England Patriots wide receiver slapped and choked her during a dispute at his home.—
Michael Casey,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Adams, who lived in Diggs' home while working for him, walked into the Dedham police station on December 16 alleging that two weeks earlier, Diggs had smacked her across the face and choked her.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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“Throttled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttled. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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