Suffocates

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of suffocate form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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"Growing threats imperil life in the world’s oceans and seas. Scientists say warming waters endanger young and unborn fish more than previously thought while a newly discovered species of seaweed suffocates life in Pacific waters."

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