suffocate

“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

He produced three glorious passing shots - two off the backhand and one off the forehand - and moved well behind the baseline to suffocate Durasovic.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 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

A completely overhauled defense learned to suffocate opposing offenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

The smell of azaleas and the creeping loneliness that climbed over me as I poked around Suffolk had begun to suffocate me.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

"She has heart disease. Sometimes she suffocates and turns blue. She can't continue living in a tent."

From BBC ● May 20, 2025

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

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024

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

"The increase in the cost of living suffocates workers and jeopardises the well-being and comfort of their families."

From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2023

When the awareness of it strikes, a man either suffocates with despair or he turns to cling to his woman, to console and seek consolation.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

It was a game New England nearly blew but didn’t; it was a potential loss that could have suffocated playoff hopes, but the Patriots completed the job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"We believe they suffocated because there was no ventilation," the father of one of those detained told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

If these were suffocated by crude oil, "the consequences can be enormous to all species," Rosenstrom added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

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 room is still hospital bare, and I have a sinking feeling because he’s been to the hospital but didn’t tell me, and there’s something about all that blue that makes me feel suffocated.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

Indonesia has been battling fires for weeks in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, sending suffocating haze across the islands and neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

In every round, it did just enough, relying on suffocating defense and its trademark depth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Carolina Hurricanes win their first Stanley Cup championship in 20 years, using a suffocating defense in Game 6 to shut down the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 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

Dill plays faster, his heart thumping, sweating in the suffocating humidity of so many animated bodies pressed into one place.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner