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choked off

Definition of choked offnext
past tense of choke off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked off
Verb
  • The towns’ zoning boards turned back the various proposals, and state courts will now have to determine if their reasons were solid enough to satisfy the 8-30g standards.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Stellantis’ forays into EVs on this side of the pond have clearly not gone well, and with federal incentives and emissions targets being axed, the company has turned back hard into stuffing as many Hemis into vehicles that will fit them.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The easiest way to cut into a pomegranate is to cut off the peel near the blossom end.
    Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
  • One congressman suggested that Washington should sooner cut off his own hand than sign a bill that would see his likeness on a coin, a move that would put him in the company of Nero and Caligula.
    Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Insurrection Act, or its predecessors, have been invoked 30 times in American history since George Washington utilized it to suppressed the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Shortly after, Noble says the town suppressed who was able to see the video and that Carney took a leave of absence for several weeks.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Choked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked%20off. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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