as in to choke
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!
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Recent Examples of throttle
Note that Apple provided us with the 15-inch version of the Air to test and that the 13-inch version may throttle a bit more aggressively, depending on how well its heatsink dissipates heat.
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Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
In the last few years, remote workers have been throttled, and work from home jobs are becoming harder to find.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In this view, progress is always being throttled by bottlenecks, which—to the relief of some people—will slow the integration of A.I. into our society.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
The Oilers were throttled by the Seattle Kraken 6-1 on Thursday, a result made elementary after allowing five second-period goals.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
In the last few years, remote workers have been throttled, and work from home jobs are becoming harder to find.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
In this view, progress is always being throttled by bottlenecks, which—to the relief of some people—will slow the integration of A.I. into our society.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
The Oilers were throttled by the Seattle Kraken 6-1 on Thursday, a result made elementary after allowing five second-period goals.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throttle
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Are there really women out there who want Badgley to put on his Joe Goldberg cap and choke them?—
Judy Berman,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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Southern California has been choked by smog since the mass adoption of the automobile.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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According to prosecutors, Stinnett briefly regained consciousness and tried to fight back before Montgomery strangled her to death.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Before police could arrest him, Jane Doe told deputies from the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office about other times Betancourt battered and strangled her.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Throttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttle. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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