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as in to suffocate
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings
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Recent Examples of choke
Initiate the Heimlich If the person is still choking after a few blows to the back, experts recommend starting the Heimlich maneuver.
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
He’s also written a book, started a podcast, and launched a foundation to support police officers and service members accused of crimes; among the beneficiaries to date is Daniel Penny, the former Marine who in 2023 choked an unarmed Black man to death on the New York subway.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Are the older kids' toys, which could be choking hazards, out of reach of a young baby or toddler?
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
The police chief added that 911 dispatchers are trained to talk children through difficult situations, including parents choking, CPR, and even giving birth.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
He’s also written a book, started a podcast, and launched a foundation to support police officers and service members accused of crimes; among the beneficiaries to date is Daniel Penny, the former Marine who in 2023 choked an unarmed Black man to death on the New York subway.
—Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
Are the older kids' toys, which could be choking hazards, out of reach of a young baby or toddler?
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Dec. 2024
The police chief added that 911 dispatchers are trained to talk children through difficult situations, including parents choking, CPR, and even giving birth.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, Kayla, a Maryland resident, was brutally raped, strangled with a phone cord and murdered in Harford County by MS-13 gang member and four-time murderer Walter Javier Martinez.Dan Cox, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
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So if someone is strangled to death in the basement of a florist shop in Staten Island, that is a windfall in terms of keeping reader attention.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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After coming under the organization's care, Pudding vomited chicken bones and onions — foods hazardous to dogs, according to The Straits Times.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Taking multivitamins on an empty stomach may cause nausea and vomiting for some people.Patricia Weiser, PharmD, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
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Authorities say that the night before, New Year’s Eve 2020, Janks, then 36, drugged Merriman with pain and sleeping pills before fatally suffocating him.Liam Quinn, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Even with Heat star Jimmy Butler serving the second game of his seven-game suspension, the Heat’s defense was suffocating through three quarters.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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The appeals court also has previously reversed Cannon’s rulings, including one appointing a special master to review the documents collected from Trump’s home for materials potentially protected by executive privilege, blocking their release to investigators.Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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Another obstacle blocking advanced meditation’s path into the mainstream is that a critical mass of Americans aren’t exactly itching to become full-on Buddhists.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
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Additional peripheral mounts will be released in August, including the $99 Pro Flying surfaces for a joystick and throttle, the $189 Pro Desktop desk surface for a mouse and keyboard, and the $199 Pro Racing surfaces for a steering wheel and pedals.Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 9 Jan. 2025
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So somewhere along the way, our creative genius gets throttled.Sandy Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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In the 2020 election case, brought in Washington, D.C., Trump faced four charges, including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding.Robert Legare, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
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The second part of the report, related to allegations that Trump unlawfully held onto classified documents after the end of his first term in 2021 and obstructed the Justice Department's investigation, was not released.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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In addition, the levels of electronic warfare have steadily increased, and Russian forces are now well supplied with devices to detect and jam FPV communications.David Hambling, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement The two men, ragged and sleepless, belongings jammed into two battered pick-ups, were regrouping Wednesday morning in La Cañada Flintridge, a few miles northwest of Altadena.Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Choke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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