Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangleholds
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Transfers that appear reactive can become focal points in litigation, particularly if liabilities were foreseeable before the transaction closed.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026 -
The funding will come from the city’s general-fund surplus, generated in part by savings from early pension payments that reduced long-term liabilities.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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The subsidies have helped offset some of the structural cost disadvantages that manufacturers face in India, including the lack of a China-like robust supply chain and logistics challenges.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Like nearshoring, each friendshoring destination has its advantages and disadvantages.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Feb. 2026
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Alternatives to touching your 401(k) early Taking from your 401(k) may seem like an easy answer, but there are other options with fewer drawbacks.—
Brian Sloan,Dan Avery,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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The drawbacks for marine life While these regions likely hold vast resources, scientists know very little about the ecological conditions at the boundary between deep-sea water and seafloor sediments, especially about the microbial communities that live there.—
Leonardo Macelloni,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Young players can be motivated to keep playing more complex games, especially if parents create handicaps that help young kids excel or house rules that are designed for inclusive play.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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The cars' real handicaps were a lack of liquid cooling for the battery packs.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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How will this group handle that albatross?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Never mind the looming albatross of Russell Wilson’s cap hit.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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In 1997, the annual event made its debits as the Florida Extravaganza on the north campus of Florida International University in North Miami.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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This double-entry bookkeeping revolved around having a set of accounts, drawn up by merchant bankers and their clerks, for households, companies and wealthy individuals, set out in debits and credits.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the proposal to phase out the middle school at the Manhattan School for Children — a K-8 school known for its progressive values and services for children with disabilities — in the same building remains under consideration.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Two of the people with MS, including Miller, have progressive MS, a form of the disease marked by gradual worsening of neurological function and disabilities over time.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Strangleholds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strangleholds. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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