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choked off

verb

past tense of choke off
as in turned back

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  1. turned back
  2. cut off
  3. suppressed
Verb
  • But this is about Folk, the 41-year-old whose right leg could be the Falcons’ biggest point of improvement from last season and a 19-year veteran who has somehow, someway, turned back the clock.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The 42-year-old turned back the clock Sunday, with 10 strikeouts in seven scoreless innings against the Seattle Mariners.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of turned back
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  • Paul responded by pointing out that Matthews’s husband, Jace Terry, still follows her, messing up Matthews’s plan to cut off anyone who still supports her.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Roughly two months after La Strada voiced his concern, his access to the Missouri Centralized Voter Registration System was allegedly cut off.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut off
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  • The superconductivity weakened with the screening and was eventually completely suppressed.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 128 drones, according to the air force.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of suppressed
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“Choked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked%20off. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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