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as in to strangle
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
unfortunately, the robbers were stifled when they got trapped in the airless bank vault
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2
as in to suppress
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
stifled a yawn
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as in close
lacking fresh air
the lecture hall was stifling until we opened several windows
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as in strangling
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
unfortunately, the robbers were stifled when they got trapped in the airless bank vault
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2
as in suppressing
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
stifled a yawn
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as in muffling
to deaden the sound of
he stifled a cough with his hand
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Recent Examples of stifle
Kif Leswing,jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is facing a landmark antitrust case from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which accuses the company of stifling competition by acquiring potential rivals rather than innovating.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
Oregon, on the other hand, struggled to sustain drives, scoring only once before the half and failing to get much going against Ohio State’s stifling defense.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Nvidia has contended that further controls on its chips would stifle competition and potentially even erode U.S. competitiveness in technology.
—Kif Leswing,jordan Novet, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is facing a landmark antitrust case from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which accuses the company of stifling competition by acquiring potential rivals rather than innovating.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
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Some are now fearful Republicans are beginning to try to weaponize that small-dollar model against them, further stifling their ascent.
—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
Oregon, on the other hand, struggled to sustain drives, scoring only once before the half and failing to get much going against Ohio State’s stifling defense.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
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Melania Trump wears black veil to Pope Francis' funeral as President Trump dons blue suit As the president's second term in office passes the 100-day mark, here is a closer look at the first lady's lookbook.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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His close alignment with Trump has damaged his tech company brands, and despite being one of the most proactive members of the president's team, his job approval rating has been ranked as even lower than Trump's.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Florida played its style of game in both outings, using a suffocating defense to limit quality chances and knowing Bobrovsky will swallow up whatever gets missed.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Quarterback Kirk Cousins was having trouble against a suffocating pass rush.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Then again, the same could be said for all of MLB, which is considered stuffier than the NFL and NBA.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
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His Olympic Agenda 2020 did away with some of the IOC’s stuffier traditions and paved the way for the inclusion of trendy urban sports like BMX and breaking at the Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Moore sprinted down the field in celebration of his game-saving play with 29 seconds left that gave UCLA an unexpectedly breathless 27-20 victory.—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Nov. 2024
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Jerry Coyne has a post up which critiques an extremely breathless review of a new book, Epigenetics Revolution.—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
24 Aug. 2011
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“Stifle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stifle. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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