as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
choked back a sarcastic reply to an insulting question
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Wilson felt stifled and forced a trade to Denver.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
5 June 2026 -
The war has stifled the flow of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The couple is seeking $25 million in damages, claiming that because their team didn’t have the documents suppressed, they were convicted on every count.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Ukraine's air force said Russia launched two ballistic missiles and 221 drones in its latest barrage, of which 195 drones were intercepted or otherwise suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Considering the associated thefts from libraries in this story, provenance—the history of the ownership of the item in question—may also get swallowed by all the hot money.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
8 June 2026
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Andy was unfamiliar with the sports world and worried that his son would get swallowed up in it.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Electric aviation has always been held back by the same physics problem.—
Omar Kardoudi
June 12,
New Atlas,
12 June 2026
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Still, Reid held back from anything definitive.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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“Choked (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked%20%28back%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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