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Recent Examples of choke hold
Caton entered the property and punched his male neighbor several times before throwing him to the ground by his throat and placing him in a choke hold, leaving the neighbor with injuries to his face, head, neck and chest, according to the court record.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Miss Manners rates that as a greater success than putting your host in a choke hold and forcing her to move the car, given that the dog disturbed no one and the parking tag was about to expire.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
During the argument, Thompson was seen putting Gonzalez in a choke hold, according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Associated Press.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Conditions have in fact never been worse for citizens of Venezuela, as the autocratic regime increases its choke hold on Venezuelan society, driving opposition members, human rights activists, journalists and just about anyone with a different opinion underground or out of the country.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2025
Miss Manners rates that as a greater success than putting your host in a choke hold and forcing her to move the car, given that the dog disturbed no one and the parking tag was about to expire.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
During the argument, Thompson was seen putting Gonzalez in a choke hold, according to an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by the Associated Press.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Conditions have in fact never been worse for citizens of Venezuela, as the autocratic regime increases its choke hold on Venezuelan society, driving opposition members, human rights activists, journalists and just about anyone with a different opinion underground or out of the country.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke hold
Noun
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The executive branch has historically had large sway in using its spending powers during a shutdown, which led Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and nine more Democrats to join their GOP colleagues in voting to keep the government open.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Feelings sometimes have more sway than facts.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Raheem Mostert added a 38-yard run and Smith had clutch throws in the red zone, plus a key scramble in the second quarter, but otherwise, the passing offense was a mess.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Bottega Veneta’s fringe navy sculpted leather shell and fringe skirt, the red ombré fringe skirt, the fringe Intrecciato clutch and thong sandals.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Some of that was out of Gibson’s control as the Ducks’ defense eroded in front of him.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Beginning October 12, 2025, the 29 nations of the European Schengen Area will start phasing out the stamping of travel documents and instead will switch to a new digital Entry/Exit System (EES), which the European Union argues will accelerate border-control processes and improve security.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
24 Sep. 2025
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The over five-hour program doubled as a rallying point for political activism, as 500 volunteers with the organization’s political arm fanned out along the security lines with clipboards and registration forms, determined to turn mourning into mobilization.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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RaiNao wears a gold dress, with her right arm especially bedecked in gold jewelry in addition to a lavish choker around her neck.—
Juan J. Arroyo,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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Sainz would still start on the front row, but next to Max Verstappen, who demonstrated his mastery of car control in changeable conditions and uncertain grip to get pole position.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Curvilinear mastery, however, comes in handy.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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The moment played against what could only be described as the music that is played when on hold with a company or medical center during a formal phone call.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Each one of those alerts puts millions of lives on hold – part of Russia’s strategy of terrorizing and exhausting Ukraine’s civilian population.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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The takeover talks are happening during a busy fall game release schedule for the company; the latest edition of its annual soccer game, EA Sports FC 26, is out this week.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In Putin-era Russia, the takeover of NTV, and similar cases of state encroachment in the media, eventually led to a culture of self-censorship, in which outright bans or other repressive measures were relatively rare.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Consciousness, human life, utterly in the grip of its own dreamlife, all our thinking and voicing caught in a web of surreal distortion, generated by our irrational yearning and apprehensions, our appetite for myth, our solipsism.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Its deep pockets ensure a secure hold on even thick mattresses, and the 360-degree elastic band offers extra grip — making light work of taking the cover on and off.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Choke hold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20hold. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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