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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Trump, Maine governor clash in tense exchange at White House
A U.S. District Court judge temporarily blocked the USDA from choking off funds after Maine sued the federal government.
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Sarah N. Lynch, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
This will have catastrophic consequences for the US biomedical research and medical sector, choking off the next generation of medical advances and undermining our global competitiveness at a time when other countries are working hard to overtake us.
—Dr. Ardem Patapoutian, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
And with each trade crackdown, his supporters say the president will achieve trade fairness, while many economists predict Trump risks choking off U.S. growth while shredding trading partnerships that for decades were foundations for international security.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
The decision leaves in place a lower court’s ruling blocking the Office of Management and Budget from choking off funds to states that Congress had appropriated, as state attorneys general push back against the Trump administration’s efforts to unilaterally cut spending.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Sarah N. Lynch, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
This will have catastrophic consequences for the US biomedical research and medical sector, choking off the next generation of medical advances and undermining our global competitiveness at a time when other countries are working hard to overtake us.
—Dr. Ardem Patapoutian, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
And with each trade crackdown, his supporters say the president will achieve trade fairness, while many economists predict Trump risks choking off U.S. growth while shredding trading partnerships that for decades were foundations for international security.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
The decision leaves in place a lower court’s ruling blocking the Office of Management and Budget from choking off funds to states that Congress had appropriated, as state attorneys general push back against the Trump administration’s efforts to unilaterally cut spending.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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