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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The passage through the strait is narrower than the rest of the Gulf, which creates the possibility of Iran's government choking off oil from the rest of the world.
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Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
The White House slapped 50% tariffs on Indian goods – half of them to directly punish New Delhi for its Russian oil purchases – and later sanctioned two of Russia’s largest oil firms, in a bid to choke off the Kremlin’s key source of foreign cash.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Aside from the deaths of Iranians, Americans and others, oil and gas prices are rising, and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is being choked off.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Energy analysts say prolonged turmoil could amount to one of the most severe sustained energy crises since the 1970s, when Arab oil embargoes and the 1979 Iranian Revolution choked off global exports, sent crude prices soaring, and tipped Western economies into recession.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
The White House slapped 50% tariffs on Indian goods – half of them to directly punish New Delhi for its Russian oil purchases – and later sanctioned two of Russia’s largest oil firms, in a bid to choke off the Kremlin’s key source of foreign cash.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Aside from the deaths of Iranians, Americans and others, oil and gas prices are rising, and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is being choked off.
—Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Energy analysts say prolonged turmoil could amount to one of the most severe sustained energy crises since the 1970s, when Arab oil embargoes and the 1979 Iranian Revolution choked off global exports, sent crude prices soaring, and tipped Western economies into recession.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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