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suffocate

[suhf-uh-keyt] / ˈsʌf əˌkeɪt /


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"The biggest worry was that they were going to suffocate in the smoke, but the smoke did carry over them," he said, confirming the animals had survived.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Despite U.S. efforts to suffocate the smuggling, Tehran reaped around $31 billion in oil revenue from China last year, according to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a Congressional group.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

“Take advantage of the time you have ahead of you to understand risk better. Don’t suffocate your portfolio” by allocating too much for income-based investments.

From MarketWatch Mar. 26, 2026

Their breath was believed to poison the air and suffocate the land, especially in swampy regions where disease was common.

From Science Daily Feb. 2, 2026

“I’ll suffocate or the shelf with your heavy-ass clothes will collapse on my head.”

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

He has been accused of being a merchant of negativity throughout his managerial career, a coach whose football suffocates rather than inspires.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2025

However, if there is too much calcium, the mitochondrial processes become unbalanced and the cell suffocates.

From Science Daily Jan. 29, 2024

For much of the summer, Lake Okeechobee suffocates under toxic, blue-green algae blooms fed by fertilizer runoff from farms.

From New York Times Aug. 29, 2023

In Los Angeles County alone, a baby suffocates nearly every week while sleeping, according to the infant safe sleep campaign from the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2023

There is a new air in our conversations, short and choppy, so hot that the effort suffocates us both.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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

“The worst part was I almost suffocated when the dress went over my head. I was like, ‘This could be problematic.’

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 25, 2026

When the man was determined to have suffocated from gas and his body pulled out by a rope, Bonnag decided "no, I can't continue like this".

From Barron's Jan. 15, 2026

"It was what was happening and the way things were being portrayed, where you were being suffocated and buried, and it felt like there wasn't a way out."

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

His snores are so deep it sounds as if he’s being suffocated by his own flesh.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

The conception of the role, marked by a dim view of stardom’s suffocating alienation, was something Jolie clearly understood.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

His high-press, suffocating style was once revolutionary but is now firmly in the mainstream.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

"We're suffocating in the streets, we're suffocating in the subway and we're even suffocating in our rental," he said, adding they would be moving to an air-conditioned hotel room.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Unfortunately, investors will struggle to make money from the trend due to China’s suffocating dominance.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

She’d probably sent me all the way over to North Figueroa Street to give me a little more time away from those suffocating rooms doing those suffocating tasks.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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