choke (back)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke (back)
Verb
  • That could stifle advocacy, research, and direct services in reproductive health, refugee resettlement, environmental justice, or racial equity.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • Ventura described Combs’ psychological and physical abuse as ultimately demolishing her sense of self, stifling her career, and leading her to contemplate suicide.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Eight engines, three water tenders, two dozers and one hand crew are working to suppress the fire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 26 May 2025
  • And in 1955, the McGee Fire burned through much of Converse Basin, consuming second-growth sequoias and demonstrating the dangers of suppressing all fires.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • The esophagus helps move swallowed food from the back of the throat to the stomach to be digested.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 22 May 2025
  • The president’s rhetoric since the calls indicates a shift that will be welcomed in the Kremlin, which has expressed an openness to peace talks but set maximalist terms that are impossible for Zelensky or his European partners to swallow.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Several Mercer players had to be held back in the dugout.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
  • That story has repeated itself this year, with the Fed continuing to hold back on rate cuts, even though investors have consistently expected more.
    Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
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“Choke (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20%28back%29. Accessed 30 May. 2025.

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