stranglehold
noun
stran·gle·hold
ˈstraŋ-gəl-ˌhōld 
1
: an illegal wrestling hold by which one's opponent is choked
2
: a force or influence that chokes or suppresses freedom of movement or expression
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Yet money may not be a match for Trump’s stranglehold on the party base.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Garcia has a stranglehold on third base for the Royals in a way that has not been seen since Mike Moustakas during their last championship window.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The Tribune wrote about The Austin Voice in 1991 after the newspaper took on a notorious street gang that had a stranglehold on the community for years, according to Tribune archives.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Policies also ban chokeholds, strangleholds and shooting at moving vehicles.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Garcia has a stranglehold on third base for the Royals in a way that has not been seen since Mike Moustakas during their last championship window.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
The Tribune wrote about The Austin Voice in 1991 after the newspaper took on a notorious street gang that had a stranglehold on the community for years, according to Tribune archives.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Policies also ban chokeholds, strangleholds and shooting at moving vehicles.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
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“Stranglehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stranglehold. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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stranglehold
noun
stran·gle·hold
ˈstraŋ-gəl-ˌhōld
1
: an illegal wrestling hold by which one's opponent is choked
2
: a force or influence that chokes or blocks freedom of development or expression
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