CHOKE HOLD Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

choke hold

noun

Definition of choke hold

as in sway

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Recent Examples of choke hold Beijing now seeks to maximize its choke hold over rare earths, semiconductors, and other supply chains, to use them as leverage in other situations, including Taiwan. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Mar. 2026 New phone footage leaked to TMZ appears to show Paul putting Mortensen in a choke hold and hurling metal chairs at him; a child cries. — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 Today on the show, the story of a financial lifeline that can turn into a financial choke hold. — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026 Maduro was awful on that, but our ability to strangle off and keep the choke hold on the Venezuelan regime keeps that fleet blockading Venezuela. — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for choke hold

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Noun

Carr also believes large media companies such as Disney and NBCUniversal parent Comcast hold too much sway over the stations affiliated with their networks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
It is inextricably linked to our engines of search, which have steadily gained in independent volition under its sway.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of sway

Noun

Not necessarily having control of it, but understanding what Kanan did and how this was going to come back to him.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
On June 12, Anthropic suspended access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to comply with Commerce Department export controls.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

The Mets went from having a deep group of veteran relievers with high-leverage experience to a back-end group largely made up of journeyman arms.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Carruthers' lawyer witnessed the attempts and said the team tried to insert an IV in Carruthers’ arm, hand and foot before attempting to insert a central line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of arm

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Physicians still pursue deep mastery in an age when most facts are a simple search away — because mastery was never really about the facts themselves.

— Frances Mei Hardin, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
Davis describes what followed in terms of confidence rather than technical mastery or coding know-how.

— Will Drover, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of mastery

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The Clippers traded Leonard to the Toronto Raptors on June 30 for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick and a slew of draft picks, but the teams put deal was put on hold pending the outcome of the investigation.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Bernstein downgraded Jeep and Dodge owner Stellantis to sell from hold.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of hold

Noun

More recently, Kretinsky became one of the largest shareholders in the French energy giant TotalEnergies and is embroiled in a takeover battle for English football club West Ham United.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Credential theft, account takeovers, and activity monitoring are just a few of the possible consequences.

— Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of takeover

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What to read next To have any realistic chance of seeing the northern lights during the eclipse, Earth would need to be in the grip of a severe geomagnetic storm.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Invisasox are made with a revolutionary gel heel grip mesh design that keeps the sock on better than any other no show sock -- guaranteed to stay on.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of grip

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Political scientist Sandra Borda argued that the difficulties in aid management are related to the tense political transition between the current and previous administrations, which lacked a formal handover.

— Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Conventional time-management advice, Schore argues, focuses almost exclusively on visible behaviors—meetings, email volume, scheduling techniques and collaboration practices.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of management

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