as in stifling
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
choked back a sarcastic reply to an insulting question
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In winter, the air below the peaks can plunge into the Uco Valley, in a stifling zonda wind.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026 -
But Army-Navy’s defense proved too stifling.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The Hungarian government has recently accused Kyiv of deliberately holding back Russian oil deliveries through the pipeline, which crosses Ukraine's territory.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Hungarian government has recently accused Kyiv of deliberately holding back Russian oil deliveries through the pipeline, which crosses Ukraine’s territory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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In my case, treatment looks like temporarily suppressing the adenomyosis with Lupron injections before attempting another embryo transfer to create the best possible environment for implantation.—
L'Oreal Thompson Payton,
SELF,
6 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic was violently suppressing antigovernment protests across the country.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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In a bit of cutting-edge research, the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to a British and an American pair of scientists for their penetrating report on sword swallowing and its side effects.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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To be effective, there can be no eating, drinking, or swallowing other pills for 30 minutes afterwards.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Choking (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choking%20%28back%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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