chokes (back)

present tense third-person singular of choke (back)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chokes (back)
Verb
  • In the TikTok video, Ella lies with her arms at her sides and stifles a giggle.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This stifles innovation as well as open communication.
    Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Amnesty also argues that the ban suppresses expression across the wider pro-Palestinian movement, an assertion that the government rebukes.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The extent to which AI directly suppresses job growth is difficult to determine, but the perception of instability is real.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Taroko Gorge, however, carves breathtaking grandeur from marble stone; a natural cathedral of cliffs, where suspension bridges sway above rapids and swallows dart through narrow canyons.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Neurocysticercosis occurs after a person swallows pork tapeworm eggs, according to the CDC.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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“Chokes (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chokes%20%28back%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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