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as in to suffocate
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings
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Recent Examples of choke
Within days, Topanga Creek was choked with mud.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
But perhaps greed choked on its own tail.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS GROUNDED — Republicans cheer plan to choke international travel at defiant liberal hubs.
—FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The spring choked on its own waters.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
But perhaps greed choked on its own tail.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS GROUNDED — Republicans cheer plan to choke international travel at defiant liberal hubs.
—FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
The spring choked on its own waters.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke
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He had been arrested for allegedly strangling his then-girlfriend, Johnny Faye Cartwright, in 2020.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Jurors deliberated for a week before voting to convict 48-year-old Francesca Lopez in the death of Felipe Lopez-Custodio, who was clubbed to death with a piece of scrap wood and strangled with a cord inside his apartment on Jacqueline Way in Concord.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In a case the company resolved for $500,000, a Genesis nursing home was accused of delaying the hospitalization of a resident who had vomited brown mucus.—
Jordan Rau,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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The episode ends with Roger vomiting up his lunch in front of a group of prospective clients.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Dec. 2025
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Nevertheless—as Rooney often captures well in her novels—the reason that sharing life with men can feel like slow violence is ultimately not the men themselves (not in many cases, at least) but, rather, the hierarchies that, flowing through us all, elevate them and suffocate us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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But against a suffocating new-look defense spearheaded by Williams, the Valkyries stifled Plum to the tune of a season-low nine points on 3-of-10 shooting and just 2 of 3 from the free throw line.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Haitians, who were already going hungry because gang violence has blocked highways and cut off commerce, are grappling with even more shortages and the loss of crops, the regional director of the United Nations’ World Food Program said Thursday during a visit to the country.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
12 Dec. 2025
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At defensive corners, Salah normally assumes a blocking role, tasked with disrupting the runs of key opposition aerial threats.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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Alabama, on the other hand, was throttled by Florida State in the first game of the season and then lost to the Oklahoma Sooners by two.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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However, Alabama and BYU were each throttled in its conference championship games on Saturday — the Crimson Tide falling 28-7 to Georgia, BYU losing 34-7 to Texas Tech.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Dec. 2025
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Dugan’s case marked the first time that a state judge in Wisconsin went to trial on charges of obstructing immigration agents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Jose was accused of obstructing officers and was fined $150 or face one month in prison.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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Somewhere between 10,000 and 20,000 people jammed onto the street, listening to music by the Good Time Collective.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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But the Israelis cannot electronically jam the signal between the operator and the fiber-optic drones, as is the case with other drones.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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“Choke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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