choke (back)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke (back)
Verb
  • Squashing or heavily stifling innovation in mental health is not the way we should be headed. Thoughtful and guarded adoption of AI is warranted and saluted.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • This has been the summer of (financial) discontent; a subject so evident and stifling that Emery had no choice but to refer to it in his programme notes.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The air force said Russia launched 270 drones and 10 missiles into Ukraine, of which 30 drones and six missiles were intercepted or suppressed.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The warming can leap back without something to suppress it.
    Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Although swallowing a small amount of meconium is safe, breathing it in can cause serious respiratory issues.
    David Chiu, People.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Joy isn’t coming, though, Miranda tells her, because her dog swallowed something.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Speaking with reporters, Mailata didn't hold back on the level of difficulty Garrett brought to the table.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
  • At a joint practice against the New England Patriots last week, Flores didn’t hold back, and Metellus changed forms fluidly from snap to snap.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Choke (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20%28back%29. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

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