scragging

verb

Definition of scraggingnext
present participle of scrag
1
as in cutting down

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2
as in garotting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scragging
  1. finishing
  2. murdering
  3. neutralizing
  4. butchering
  5. destroying
Verb
  • After three straight seasons finishing 7-10 and missing the playoffs, the Falcons fired head coach Arthur Smith in January and replaced him with former Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Unfortunately for him, both of those campaigns ended with his teams finishing in 19th place and facing relegation into the Championship.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of finishing
Verb
  • Reports of Russian forces murdering Ukrainian POWs execution-style have appeared with alarming regularity.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Erik and Lyle were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for murdering their father and mother, Jose and Kitty Menendez, at their Beverly Hills mansion on August 20, 1989.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of murdering
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  • This combo makes for an ultra-hydrating, free-radical-neutralizing power couple.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Antioxidants protect against cellular damage by neutralizing highly reactive substances called free radicals.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of neutralizing
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  • The fundamental black-and-white thriller shocked audiences by—spoiler alert—butchering its apparent leading lady, Janet Leigh's Marion Crane, less than halfway through the story.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The ruse has proven to be a lucrative cyber threat, with researchers from the University of Texas at Austin estimating that pig butchering scammers have stolen more than $75 billion from victims in the last four years.
    Morning Brew, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of butchering
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  • Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The grand jury accused Whiting of misuse of public monies, theft, conflict of interest, harassment, sending a threatening letter and stealing, destroying, altering or secreting public records.
    Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of destroying
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scragging

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“Scragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scragging. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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