SCRAGGED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

scragged

verb

past tense of scrag

as in murdered

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as in throttled

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In the series, a bachelorette weekend turns deadly when the bride (Jenner) winds up murdered in the pool, and her closest girlfriends all become suspects.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Her sister's husband, her brother-in-law, Yagev Buchshtab however, had been murdered by the terrorists.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of murdered

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As Iran has throttled the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea has become a lifeline for the Saudi oil industry.

— April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Fighting in the Middle East has throttled the global flow of oil and rising energy prices are adding to inflationary pressures.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of throttled

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The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Some were also choked — images jurors were shown by both the defense and the prosecution.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of choked

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Then, in 1863, a collection of Missouri Confederate Bushwhackers led by William Quantrill rode into Lawrence and butchered 150 men and boys.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Cut marks and scrapes made by flint knives at consistent locations on the bones indicate local humans butchered many of them for meals.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of butchered

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Jordan, who’s directing and starring in the reboot — the second, since Pierce Brosnan played the part in a 1999 version — finished shooting last year and is now in the editing bay prepping for a March release.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
So despite pitching 12 innings in two starts over the previous seven days, King stepped up and finished it off — but only after a thrilling ninth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of finished

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In the first assault, Escudero locked a 16-year-old coworker in his car, then strangled, struck and raped her, according to the release.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026
While on the phone with 911, Patrick entered the home and found that Lindsay had strangled the children.

— Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of strangled

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