asphyxiated

past tense of asphyxiate
as in strangled
to cause (someone) to stop breathing and often to become unconscious and die The murder victim was asphyxiated.

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“Asphyxiated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asphyxiated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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