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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Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains largely frozen, choking off one of the world’s primary oil shipment corridors.
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The Iran war 's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off the supply of this fuel that powers the global maritime industry and its largest refueling hub in Asia.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Fearing that Washington could one day choke off other critical resources, Chairman Xi quietly built one of the world’s largest commodity buffers.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 10 May 2026
The Strait of Hormuz effectively closed at the start of March, choking off a fifth of the global oil supply.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
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Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The Iran war 's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off the supply of this fuel that powers the global maritime industry and its largest refueling hub in Asia.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Fearing that Washington could one day choke off other critical resources, Chairman Xi quietly built one of the world’s largest commodity buffers.
—Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 10 May 2026
The Strait of Hormuz effectively closed at the start of March, choking off a fifth of the global oil supply.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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