choked off

Definition of choked offnext
past tense of choke off
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Verb
  • Sunset and the other arteries became metal chokepoints; engines were rerouted or turned back.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • But now the cameras have been turned back on them.
    Craig Spencer, STAT, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The fact that Iran could so easily cut off the world’s access to a fifth of global oil with some mines, makeshift drones and speed boats will require some serious reckoning – and permanent changes.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • And nearly all of Iran’s population has been cut off from the internet since the war began.
    Jackie Northam, NPR, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram on Thursday that Russia launched 675 drones and 56 missiles into the country overnight, of which 652 drones and 41 missiles were intercepted or suppressed.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 14 May 2026
  • This not only suppressed uneven vertical phase distribution but also improved film uniformity across the devices.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
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“Choked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked%20off. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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