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strangled

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﹒Squeezed or constricted the neck of a person or animal, causing death or difficulty in breathing.

﹒Restricted or suppressed the development, growth, or expression of something.

Examples

﹒The thick vines had strangled the life out of the ancient oak tree.

﹒He felt as though his ambition was being strangled by the endless bureaucracy of the office.

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