choke off
verb
choked off; choking off; chokes off
: to bring to a stop or to an end as if by choking
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Strikes on refineries are designed to choke off the Kremlin’s war revenues while exerting pressure on Russia’s already strained economy.
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David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
By Eliyahu Kamisher and Nathan Risser, Bloomberg California’s largest inland oil pipeline is in danger of closing within months without state approval for a rate increase and other measures, a shutdown that would choke off some crude supplies to at least two San Francisco-area refiners.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Dam construction has further choked off water inflows, while exposed salt beds have damaged soil fertility and created hazardous dust storms.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, reeds were allowed to choke off this stream.
—Steven Franck, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
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David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
By Eliyahu Kamisher and Nathan Risser, Bloomberg California’s largest inland oil pipeline is in danger of closing within months without state approval for a rate increase and other measures, a shutdown that would choke off some crude supplies to at least two San Francisco-area refiners.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Dam construction has further choked off water inflows, while exposed salt beds have damaged soil fertility and created hazardous dust storms.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, reeds were allowed to choke off this stream.
—Steven Franck, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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