suffocated

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India has also received three shipments of crude oil from Iran, according to a local Iranian diplomatic mission—the first such transfers in years after sanctions suffocated trade between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Four miners in northern Afghanistan were suffocated to death by fumes this week while digging for gemstones, a local official told AFP on Saturday.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

One game down, and their bullpen has already suffocated them.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

In the heat wave that suffocated Europe in the summer of 2022, people age 65 and older accounted for approximately 90% of heat-related deaths.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025

In expressing her satisfaction at gaining a new daughter, she nearly suffocated me.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine