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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag
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as in joked
to make jokes
the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight
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Recent Examples of gagged
Everyone’s gagged for the poster.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
Heated Rivalry‘s Hudson Williams gagged Gayle King at the 2026 Golden Globes.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Tressa Lynn Pettibone, 33, had been beaten, tied up, gagged and fatally stabbed twice in the neck and once in the side.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Since the very first moment that Natasha Rothwell gagged us all on Insecure, real ones have known that she was meant to headline a punchy comedy.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025
This came one week after the defense gagged away a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter in a 39-38 loss to the 0-7 Jets, a day that felt like rock bottom for a group now not just compared with the worst in franchise history but the worst in NFL history.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
But Larry, a true cynic, was stuck in a different time, gagged and bound by a tireless insistence on creating art that subverted and satirized those same good old-fashioned family values.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
They had been bound, gagged, and shot in the head.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
Bohumila gagged, spitting beer all over herself.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2026
Heated Rivalry‘s Hudson Williams gagged Gayle King at the 2026 Golden Globes.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Tressa Lynn Pettibone, 33, had been beaten, tied up, gagged and fatally stabbed twice in the neck and once in the side.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Since the very first moment that Natasha Rothwell gagged us all on Insecure, real ones have known that she was meant to headline a punchy comedy.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025
This came one week after the defense gagged away a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter in a 39-38 loss to the 0-7 Jets, a day that felt like rock bottom for a group now not just compared with the worst in franchise history but the worst in NFL history.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
But Larry, a true cynic, was stuck in a different time, gagged and bound by a tireless insistence on creating art that subverted and satirized those same good old-fashioned family values.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
They had been bound, gagged, and shot in the head.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
Bohumila gagged, spitting beer all over herself.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gagged
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All four of the pledges reportedly vomited during that break, the affidavits said.—
Lindsay Good,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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The night before he was diagnosed, Williams vomited at home for several hours.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Three years after the incident involving Cordell, a prisoner claimed he was assaulted, choked and Tazed by Hadder while on day release for a family reunion at a Waffle House.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Kenya choked under the dictatorship of Daniel arap Moi, who ruled from 1978 to 2002.—
Binaifer Nowrojee,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Online, people joked about dipping into retirement savings to buy a carton.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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In a lighthearted Instagram video, Shepherd joked about fellow comedian and BFF Kym Whitley planning to steal memorabilia from the show’s greenroom.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Gagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gagged. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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