choked off

past tense of choke off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for choked off
Verb
  • Most of the group turned back, but the teen decided to try it out, reportedly relying on her experience, according to On The Verge.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The scene was turned back over to the company Thursday, McCracken said.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But despite his entreaties, including meeting with Putin in Alaska, floating sanctions relief, and threatening to cut off aid to Kyiv, the Russian president has refused to be charmed into giving up on his invasion.
    Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
  • For all roses except climbing types, cut off the top third of the plant.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, these cells are normally suppressed by testosterone and kept in check by the body’s overall hormone balance.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The autocratic czarist regime ruled with an iron hand and suppressed opposition through censorship, banishment, and executions.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Choked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choked%20off. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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