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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The second is to maintain a massive military that eventually chokes off economic growth.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
Tens of thousands of longshoremen went on strike at midnight ET, shutting down major ports along the East and Gulf coasts and choking off deliveries of everything from produce to auto parts.
—Mike Calia, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Dry, dusty air and cooler ocean temperatures here, off the continent’s northwest coast, have combined to choke off storms.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
World & Nation Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival claims
July 1, 2024
The roadblocks and mass vigils have choked off major cities and disrupted food and fuel supplies, exacerbating the country’s rolling economic crisis.
—Carlos Valdez and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
Tens of thousands of longshoremen went on strike at midnight ET, shutting down major ports along the East and Gulf coasts and choking off deliveries of everything from produce to auto parts.
—Mike Calia, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Dry, dusty air and cooler ocean temperatures here, off the continent’s northwest coast, have combined to choke off storms.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
World & Nation Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival claims
July 1, 2024
The roadblocks and mass vigils have choked off major cities and disrupted food and fuel supplies, exacerbating the country’s rolling economic crisis.
—Carlos Valdez and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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