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Shelton, who stands 6-foot-4, is a ferocious athlete who can smother the court, and he’s developed a mental tenacity to stick out tough moments, like that tiebreak over Carlos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Spain’s formidable defense helped it smother a France team that looked invincible before wilting during a 2-0 World Cup semifinal loss Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

The advice is to smother your child with at least SPF 30 and four stars, about 30 minutes before you go outside.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

We’ve been able to ruthlessly and mostly successfully smother the group from threatening the U.S. mainland and American interests abroad.

From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026

What’s happening? but by that time Piper had started yelling and I practically had to smother her to shut her up because I was so scared of someone hearing us.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

But as much as she smothers her desires, others can sense them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

L.A.’s heat-seeking “Showtime” franchise is obsessed over more than any other, in good times and especially troubled ones, to the point where it smothers other NBA coverage and drives many fans nuts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025

“Insurance should be a blanket of coverage and not a blanket that smothers you.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2022

But some asteroids occupy corners of the sky in which the sun’s glare smothers them, and, like embers flitting in front of a thermonuclear bonfire, they fade from view.

From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2022

Agent Fiona smothers a laugh as Agent Magnus goes red.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, sparking health warnings.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

They raced to Susman’s home, loaded the computer in her station wagon, smothered the machine in pillows and blankets—and buckled the seat belt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

He has added gold trim to the crown molding, smothered the walls with gold-framed artworks and gold-painted embellishments, placed inch-thick gold coasters on the desk, and lined up gold urns on the mantel.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Scientists feared the Santa Monica Mountains’ last remaining steelhead trout were dead, smothered by debris flows unleashed by the Palisades fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Silence smothered the room, A hard pulse of air blasted over him, rippling through his clothes.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

The franchise that built its identity around smothering opponents now has a new goal: breaking all of the NFL’s scoring records.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Lawmakers should not panic, he said, and should handle AI as they have past technologies without smothering American innovation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Some species may have acted as fire ladders, helping flames move through the landscape while also crowding out and smothering other vegetation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

The blaze at Jatiwaringin landfill, on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta, has spread across more than 15 hectares, smothering the area in thick, toxic smoke and displacing hundreds of local residents.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

The flood of extra nitrogen causes a wild growth of algae, and the algae take up all the oxygen in the water, smothering the fish.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan