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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When one vintner worried that the party’s anti-immigrant program might choke off the local labor supply, a National Rally official offered reassurance.
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Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
On the ice, Florida has played a tight defensive game, which until Saturday night, had choked off the offense of the opposition’s top players.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 18 June 2024
The Russians were trying to choke off Ukraine’s grain exports and paralyze its economy.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Where autocratic aggression impinged directly on U.S. security and prosperity—Iranian attacks that killed American citizens or a Chinese bid that choked off the flow of advanced semiconductors from Taiwan—the tensions could be sharp indeed.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024
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Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
On the ice, Florida has played a tight defensive game, which until Saturday night, had choked off the offense of the opposition’s top players.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 18 June 2024
The Russians were trying to choke off Ukraine’s grain exports and paralyze its economy.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Where autocratic aggression impinged directly on U.S. security and prosperity—Iranian attacks that killed American citizens or a Chinese bid that choked off the flow of advanced semiconductors from Taiwan—the tensions could be sharp indeed.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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