He suffocated, smothered in smoke.
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Smothered
Synonyms for "smothered" (65 found)
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The assassin smothered his victim with a pillow.
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Business first, pleasure arterwards, as King Richard the Third said wen he stabbed t'other king in the Tower, afore he smothered the babbies.
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Mary felt smothered by Tom's constant protestations of love for her.
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