choked off

past tense of choke off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked off
Verb
  • Here our cicerone stopped and turned back to address us.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Lopez turned back to the reporter to finish answering her question.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The huge import taxes would come on top of the 44% tariff rate already in place on China, effectively cutting off trade between the world’s two largest economies, according to Wolfe Research.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • During the first internet suspension, one father described to NPR how his daughters were quiet, pale and withdrawn after the internet was cut off.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Onondagas support plans announced by the mayor of Syracuse in 2020 to remove the statue of Columbus, an Italian explorer who helped the Spanish establish a colonial foothold in the Caribbean and later suppressed revolts by Indigenous people.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The defense also argued that evidence recovered from the backpack Mangione was carrying when he was arrested at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s should be suppressed.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Choked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked%20off. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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