choke off
verb
choked off; choking off; chokes off
: to bring to a stop or to an end as if by choking
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Reuters reported this month that the White House had asked the Treasury Department to explore easing energy sanctions ahead of the leaders' phone call, which would be a reversal of the policy of former President Joe Biden, whose administration tried to choke off funds for Russian aggression.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Together with our allies, the United States will also continue to choke off revenue and equipment underpinning Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The Prosperity Order’s institution of agency regulatory budgets addresses the overregulation problem by seeking directly to choke off regulatory excesses agency-by-agency.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The Houthis began targeting dozens of military and commercial vessels shortly after the war in Gaza began late 2023, choking off transit in one of the world's busiest waterways.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Together with our allies, the United States will also continue to choke off revenue and equipment underpinning Russia's unprovoked war in Ukraine.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
The Prosperity Order’s institution of agency regulatory budgets addresses the overregulation problem by seeking directly to choke off regulatory excesses agency-by-agency.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The Houthis began targeting dozens of military and commercial vessels shortly after the war in Gaza began late 2023, choking off transit in one of the world's busiest waterways.
—Jackie Northam, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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