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as in murdered
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as in throttled
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scragged
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The book's Japanese translator was murdered, and others associated with it were attacked.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026 -
In a desperate bid to recover his losses, he's murdered after fixing a boxing match.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Heavy industrial water use—such as by data centers—should be throttled through taxation to fund desalinated water for refilling depleted aquifers.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The matchup dynamic is fairly straightforward in that Saint Denis is a super aggressive, pace grappler who has throttled most of his competition on the mat.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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When players from the United States and Czechia whacked their sticks on the ice in unison during warmups, the sound rattled out like a shot.—
The Sports Desk,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Walker is making $20 million this season and whacked a team-leading 27 home runs in 2025.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 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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Heavy snow, extreme winds and rough seas kept the whales from being butchered in a timely fashion.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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This is the second time his beloved arid succulent has been butchered, with the first incident taking place in 2022.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Heading into 2026 the Red Sox look capable of at least matching last year’s club, which finished third in the AL East, made the playoffs and lost to the New York Yankees in the AL Wild Card Series.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Mahomes finished 27th in the NFL in completion percentage on downfield throws.—
Sam McDowell
February 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2026
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Hanlon was out hiking when Hall assaulted and strangled her to death.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Feb. 2026
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Podedworna also alleges that her late partner had threatened to kill her and strangled her just two weeks before her death, the BBC and The Independent reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Leafs neutralized two of the most dangerous players in the league, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Visible light passes through the gaps, but the high-energy waves of an EMP are snagged and neutralized by the conductive pattern.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Scragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scragged. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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