STUBBED Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

stubbed

verb

past tense of stub

as in blew out

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choked

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Missile salvos and militia attacks have choked key shipping lanes, damaged Saudi oil facilities and driven up global prices even as fragile diplomacy struggles to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and avert escalation.

— Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Entire chunks of the continent were choked by smoke, causing unhealthy air quality.

— Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 29 July 2026

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