Killed
Suffocated and killed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suffocated" instead a verb "Killed".
Suffocated
Both words in one sentence
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Poussey being accidentally suffocated by a guard is very similar to the real life death of Eric Garner, who was killed in much the same way.
Source: Series / Orange Is the New Black -
On Soap, Peter Campbell was killed this way — stabbed, shot, strangled, suffocated and bludgeoned.
Source: Rasputinian Death -
This had varying outcomes; either they made it, and incidentally killed Edmund II by puncturing his arse, or they got stuck and died in there, or they suffocated and then died in there.
Source: Air-Vent Passageway
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Suffocated and Killed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/killed/suffocated
Killed & Suffocated. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/killed/suffocated>.
Suffocated or Killed. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/killed/suffocated.
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