Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: suffocating

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According to Badger Trust West Midlands diesel is not toxic to badgers, but blocking the entrance to a set can lead to animals suffocating.

Source: https://www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/23254646.himbleton-badger-sett-found-diesel-rag-stuffed-inside/?ref=rss

After a suffocating summer of record temperatures and forest fires in 2022, France had for the most part experienced a typical holiday period this year, escaping the intense heat that scorched southern Europe in July.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-france-sizzles-late-summer.html

But Chase had a supportive coaching staff, building him back up by removing the pressure to score, refocusing his energies on setting up teammates and suffocating opponents defensively.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/clemson/clemson-freshman-dillon-hunter-following-in-footsteps-of-brother-chase/article_6f3359f8-9b35-11ed-9e87-f371a5e13245.html

Cutrone remains on the board and has started counselling to help him deal with both his grief and his suffocating survivor’s guilt.

Source: https://torontolife.com/deep-dives/vaughan-condo-shooting-bellaria-francesco-villi/

Delving into the deep and suffocating setting that is the inside of a German U-boat during the Second World War, the 1981 movie portrays the dangerous mission a crew of sailors goes on under the leadership of Captain Lehmann-Willenbrock (

Source: https://collider.com/the-war-movies-to-end-all-war-movies-the-10-best-wwii-films/

Despite Johnson’s efforts, the road was still dangerously steep and narrow, clogged with granite boulders and often blanketed in suffocating dust.

Source: https://thetahoeweekly.com/2023/06/john-c-johnson-pioneer-trailblazer-part-ii/

Dzifa Gomashie indicated that all of these are suffocating her, literally drowning her in the process.

Source: https://www.ghanamma.com/2023/10/02/i-have-not-breathed-since-2019-dzifa-gomashie-frustrated-at-continuous-damages-caused-by-floods-2/

However, they stormed back, outscoring Emory 26-12 to end the second half, playing suffocating defense in this incredible stretch.

Source: https://nyunews.com/sports/2023/02/22/mens-basketball-tournament-chances/

I felt I was suffocating and scared and was trying to get out of her hand but didn’t succeed.

Source: https://www.blueprint.ng/how-i-stabbed-ummu-in-self-defence-chinese-national-tells-court/

I find moments of such joy in queer and trans spaces, but this joy is marred by the suffocating exhaustion of surviving in a world where every day people are making living so much harder for people in my communities.

Source: https://truthout.org/articles/the-right-is-weaponizing-the-nashville-shooting-to-whip-up-an-anti-trans-panic/

In fact, nearly every sector of the consumer market is suffocating from high prices, and climbing interest rates have done little to pull them down.

Source: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/01/brandon-smith/banking-institutions-quietly-admit-to-inevitable-recession-implosion-on-2023/

In Florida, DeSantis was a model of standing athwart suffocating bureaucrats, even as then-President Donald Trump deferred to them in the COVID crisis.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/05/25/rating-desantis-policy-stances-from-the-economy-to-woke/

Michigan’s defense has been suffocating all season long and has continuously answered the bell.

Source: https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2023/12/31/24017825/michigan-vs-alabama-predictions-nick-saban-jj-mccarthy-defense

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) -- The grief is still suffocating, the anger still visceral, President…

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2581585/biden-expected-to-sign-new-executive-order-on-gun-control.html

Neophytou also announced party leadership elections slated for March 11, which drew the ire of certain party members for it being a suffocating deadline that would not allow interested parties to actually prepare a proper campaign.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/03/12/disy-leader-has-to-unite-a-divided-party/

People are familiar with seabirds dying from eating or turtles suffocating as a result of mistaking for jellyfish, but there is very little awareness about plastics that harm creatures at a smaller level, Kirby explains.

Source: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/01/05/news/when-plankton-feast-plastic

“People are tightening their belts, but they’re not suffocating their spending,” said Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5554550/stock-market-today-wall-street-drifts-near-record-levels-heads-toward-8th-straight-winning-week/

Taking the middleman away from the equation is how the town seems to respond best to the changing times and ever-present monopoly of commercialism that can feel absolutely suffocating.

Source: https://www.themtnear.com/articles/an-opportunity-for-local-business-start-ups-at-nfm/

The Browns relied on their suffocating defense to edge the Steelers 13-10 behind rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson.

Source: https://www.salisburypost.com/2023/11/20/nfl-ten-favorites-out-of-12-win-on-sunday/

The ecological warning signs of impending doom—toxic algae blooms, suffocating masses of plastic waste, etc.—are inescapable.

Source: https://eastbayexpress.com/go-with-the-flow/