choked off

verb

past tense of choke off
as in turned back

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked off
  1. turned back
  2. cut off
  3. suppressed
Verb
  • In May, the Court of International Trade turned back another set.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Paige turned back around to find Nikki Bella hitting her with a clothesline.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of turned back
Verb
  • This is designed to cut off the oxygen supply – useful in kitchens, cars, camping and more.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The organisms would have to have been either blown in by the wind or left over from a time when seawater was cut off from the ocean as water levels fell and the glacier moved into place over it at some point around two million years ago.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of cut off
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  • In July, the Ukrainian air force reported a Russian missile failure rate -- including munitions that were intercepted, suppressed or failed to reach their targets -- of around 58%.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The platinum-chromium pairs greatly suppressed both of these deactivation pathways, allowing the catalyst to remain active for longer.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppressed
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