CHOKE HOLDS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

choke holds

noun

plural of choke hold

as in clutches

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Noun

Those are responsible for starting the diesel engines, which can be divorced via a lever that engages and disengages the inboard steering clutches.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026
The battle to save a section of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket from the clutches of the Indian Ocean appeared to have been lost.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of clutches

Noun

If those systems contain weak authorization controls, capable agents may find them.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The steering-wheel controls return to tactile thumbwheels rather than the touch-sensitive arrangement that was, to put it politely, a solution in search of a problem.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of controls

Noun

Kanter Freedom, standing, held his arms out and took one step on the court as security and a handful of Sky players moved in between the two.

— Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Video showed a standing Kanter holding his arms out and taking one step on the court as security and a handful of Sky players moved in between the two.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of arms

Noun

If the direction of travel holds, the marginal buyer of gold for the next ten years is somebody who doesn't care about the price and isn't going to sell.

— Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
According to the latest Bloomberg data, the stock has the equivalent of 70 buy ratings, eight holds and no sells.

— Jay Woods, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of holds

Noun

Each time this happens–Valentino, Dries Van Noten, Proenza Schouler, and Carolina Herrera had similar takeovers–the reporting and reviews read almost like a connect-the-dots of sorts between the outgoing and the incoming creatives.

— Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
However, settlers have staged takeovers of other Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of takeovers

Noun

From silicone grips that help prevent slipping to stretchy bands that move with you, these bras are made for off-the-shoulder tops, strapless dresses, halter tops, and more.

— Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Although climate scientists warned in the nineteen-eighties that extreme heat posed a growing danger, policymakers in Europe didn’t come to grips with it until August, 2003, when a heat wave killed more than seventy thousand people.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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