choked off; choking off; chokes off
Definition of choke off
: to bring to a stop or to an end as if by choking
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of choke off was in 1818
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