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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
African banks are fighting against foreign currency challenges as shortages and volatile exchange rates choke trade flows across the continent but digital platforms are helping.
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The suspect, Mario Camacho, 27, was reportedly armed with a knife and choking his younger brother.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Small pieces can be choking hazards and ingredients like chocolate, raisins and xylitol are dangerous for your pet to eat, so keep your candy bowl far out of reach.
—Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Eating them dry can also be a choking hazard.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
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Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The suspect, Mario Camacho, 27, was reportedly armed with a knife and choking his younger brother.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Small pieces can be choking hazards and ingredients like chocolate, raisins and xylitol are dangerous for your pet to eat, so keep your candy bowl far out of reach.
—Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Eating them dry can also be a choking hazard.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke
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The man previously on Florida’s Death Row for beating, stabbing and strangling a La Carreta waitress with a rice cooker — before lighting a blaze to destroy key evidence — should be condemned to die, Miami prosecutors told a jury after detailing the slaying on Wednesday morning.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their strategy seems to be to strangle the capital and provoke unrest against the military junta.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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But in April 2024, Harper started vomiting nonstop.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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But for this to work, these supercities must have freedom from the bureaucratic maze that suffocates current development.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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There’s nothing Vlasic would love more than to be the next Los Angeles Kings, suffocating teams and limiting chances.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Violence has intensified, humanitarian aid remains blocked, and political prisoners, including my mother, remain behind bars.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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And most seniors have been blocked from accessing the drugs, because Medicare is legally barred from covering weight-loss drugs.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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The newsroom union claims the change is throttling staff diversity and muting the magazine’s progressive political bent.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Before upgrading, consider testing your current speed, optimizing your Wi-Fi setup and checking if your provider is throttling your connection.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan is facing federal charges for allegedly obstructing agents trying to arrest an undocumented immigrant.—
John Diedrich,
jsonline.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the detectives thought there was evidence to support a charge for obstructing an officer—a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to nine months in jail—because Ryan had planted physical evidence meant to mislead them.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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When integrated into multiple systems, the Tactical Edge Electromagnetic Solutions (TEEMS) can jam enemy systems with speed and precision.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Onstage was guitarist Dave Bruzza and Michael Bont on banjo, who were jamming under the name Greensky Bluegrass.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Choke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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