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or garotting
as in strangling
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
the goons sent by the loan shark threatened to garrote the hero with his own necktie
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But in late February of this year, he was arrested for allegedly strangling his fiancée, and got charged with a felony and a misdemeanor.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Duckett was convicted and sentenced to death row in June 1988 for raping, strangling and drowning Teresa McAbee.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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The pair have been in physical altercations in the past, including Manning's 2012 arrest for allegedly punching, scratching, kicking and choking Hartman – whom media outlets have referred to as Manning's former make-up artist and assistant – and slamming her head against the floor and wall.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The man alerted jail deputies that his cellmate, 35-year-old Vincent Chacon, was choking and needed help in the early morning of June 30, according to a probable cause affidavit.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Garroting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garroting. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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