Loose
Loose verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Strangled
Both words in one sentence
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Becomes a Chekhov's Gun in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker when the Joker's buzzer is thrown loose in his struggle with Batman, only for Batman to get his hands on it and use it to immobilize the Joker as he was being strangled.
Source: Electric Joybuzzer -
Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends: Meyer has a tendency to do this pretty much every single time she writes fiction, but at least here it's not quite to the level of being Strangled by the Red String.
Source: Literature / The Host
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