choked off

past tense of choke off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked off
Verb
  • But then, the lights turned back on.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Notice an uptick in aggressive driving behaviors like red-light running, speeding, tailgating, honking and cutting off other vehicles while on the road?
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Ragasa, known in the Philippines as Nando, made landfall as a super typhoon over Panuitan Island, in the northern Cagayan province, on Monday, damaging homes, cutting off roads, and triggering landslides.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Defenders downed or suppressed 566 drones and 45 missiles, the air force said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement Amazon still faces another lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2023, which alleged that the company is an exploitative monopoly and illegally suppressed competition among online marketplaces.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Choked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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