choked off

Definition of choked offnext
past tense of choke off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked off
Verb
  • Victor Ostman made his first NHL start and turned back 33 shots.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Two of the oil-carrying ships turned back in the first two hours after the blockade went into effect Monday morning.
    Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Then, the livestream abruptly cuts off.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The war, now in its seventh week, has jolted markets and rattled the global economy as a great deal of shipping has been cut off and airstrikes have torn through military and civilian infrastructure across the region.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • However, the ruthless King Saran (Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor) has suppressed magic users and enacts a rule of terror, which Zelie hopes to end in order to reunite Orisha’s clans.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The Maduro regime, having stolen the July 2024 presidential election and suppressed the democratic opposition by force, triggered a new wave of international sanctions that choked off oil revenues and sent the bolívar into free fall.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Choked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked%20off. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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