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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke holds
Noun
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So while oil-rich states acquired Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, and the Premier League boomed with equity funding from the United States, the biggest team on the planet remained beyond the clutches of private investors.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Large clutches, like those at Bottega Veneta and Chanel, and comfortable shoulder bags like the Miu Miu multi-pocket bag, also featured.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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The company’s new parental controls come after the Federal Trade Commission launched an inquiry into several tech companies, including Meta, over how AI chatbots could potentially harm children and teenagers.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
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Meta is adding parental controls for kids’ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots — including the ability to turn off one-on-one chats with AI characters altogether — beginning early next year.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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As the Kardashian-Jenner sisters continued dancing with their arms in the air, Kris shook her hips enthusiastically to the song, causing the group to laugh in reaction.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The process of fluffing the tree took roughly an hour with a few breaks in between to rest my arms—a nice arm workout!—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
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Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio’s very contemporary epic has shown good week-to-week holds, but the film has only earned $59 million in North America through 22 days of release.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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His innovations inspired the ragtag team behind Metolius, a Bend, Oregon climbing company that began experimenting with resin holds, hangboards, and modular tiles.—
Kelli María Korducki,
HubSpot,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This simple step can prevent account takeovers and gives you peace of mind.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Both Wu and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey have denounced the recent street takeovers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bieber came to grips with his incoming Tommy John surgery on April 2, 2024, at T-Mobile Park.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Austin Corbett had just limped off field, watched his team nearly come all the way back from 17 points down and began coming to grips with the inevitable — but then something pushed him over the edge.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Choke holds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20holds. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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