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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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China, in turn, imposed new strangling restrictions on the export of seven rare earth minerals.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Prosecutors accuse Haile of strangling Kathleen Carrig, then setting fire to their apartment with gasoline, the outlet reported.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Aneesha reacts instantly, tackling Verna to the ground and choking her.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Lane attacked Wilkins, choking her into unconsciousness and cutting open her womb.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Garroting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garroting. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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