as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
choked back a sarcastic reply to an insulting question
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The pandemic—a period of isolation, stifled desire, and spare cash that would usually have been spent on night life—provided Fedorova with the opportunity for an introduction into fetish gear.—
Lillian Fishman,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Under Tiley’s leadership, Tennis Australia chose to settle its piece of an antitrust lawsuit aimed at the Grand Slams and major pro tours over wage suppression and stifled sponsorship opportunities.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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On Tuesday, Ukraine's air force said Russia had launched 133 drones and one ballistic missile into the country overnight, of which 111 drones were shot down or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Yas calls Harper to feed her the bogus story that Lisa Dearn suppressed a memo that would have endangered Tender’s application with the banking regulator.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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And, we may have been raised to care for and even be responsible for a sibling but be unable to prevent them from being swallowed up by their addictive or violent behavior.—
Geoffrey Greif,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Feb. 2026
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There have been at least 38 reports of and reviews mentioning the bristle detaching from the brushes, Weber said, and four reports of people who swallowed the metal bristles and sough medical treatment to remove them from their throat or digestive tract.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Hera held back Herakles’s birth so his cousin, now born first, would inherit the crown instead.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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China has held back from providing enough military support to guarantee Russia’s victory.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Choked (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked%20%28back%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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