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Recent Examples of choke off
Xi’s ability the choke off western access to essential components has become the dominant topic of discussion during all three rounds of bilateral talks so far.
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Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
The Netanyahu government has repeatedly denied that a famine is taking place or that Israel is attempting to starve Palestinians by choking off food aid into the territories — often claiming that, despite scant evidence, Hamas is looting the supplies.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
Ukraine has not claimed responsibility, and there could be other causes, but Kyiv's drone strikes on Russian targets coincide with a fight against vessels that evade oil sanctions aimed at choking off funding for Moscow's military machine.
—Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The president, by executive order, halted de minimis access for China and Hong Kong on May 2, effectively choking off the thoroughfare for small, cheap shipments of apparel products from e-commerce megafirms like Shein and Temu to American consumers’ doorsteps.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
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Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
The Netanyahu government has repeatedly denied that a famine is taking place or that Israel is attempting to starve Palestinians by choking off food aid into the territories — often claiming that, despite scant evidence, Hamas is looting the supplies.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
Ukraine has not claimed responsibility, and there could be other causes, but Kyiv's drone strikes on Russian targets coincide with a fight against vessels that evade oil sanctions aimed at choking off funding for Moscow's military machine.
—Brendan Cole
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The president, by executive order, halted de minimis access for China and Hong Kong on May 2, effectively choking off the thoroughfare for small, cheap shipments of apparel products from e-commerce megafirms like Shein and Temu to American consumers’ doorsteps.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke off
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Later in the season, as more northern waters cool off and the main hurricane development region stays toasty, the instability dial could be turned back up.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Clayton Kershaw has turned back the clock.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Start by cutting off the sleeves of thrifted or no longer worn sweaters.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jere is forced to get a job at a restaurant now that he's cut off financially.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Although Canon had mandated that the Cat's programmability be suppressed, the IAI team nevertheless maintained the ability to compute expressions, which Canon permitted as an extension of the editor metaphor.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, the country's typically strict online censors did not appear to be limiting discussion in the comments—a tactic often used to suppress sensitive or politically awkward narratives.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20off. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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