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 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.
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Jackie Northam, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
For example, government credit cards issued to civilian employees at the Pentagon were altered to have a $1 limit, choking off their ability to travel for work.
—Chris Megerian, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2025
But its global phone sales plunged after Trump choked off its access to critical technologies like semiconductor chips in 2019.
—John Liu, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Israel closed the Rafah border crossing and rendered the Kerem Shalom crossing virtually inaccessible to aid groups, choking off Gaza’s principal aid pipelines.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
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Jackie Northam, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
For example, government credit cards issued to civilian employees at the Pentagon were altered to have a $1 limit, choking off their ability to travel for work.
—Chris Megerian, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2025
But its global phone sales plunged after Trump choked off its access to critical technologies like semiconductor chips in 2019.
—John Liu, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Israel closed the Rafah border crossing and rendered the Kerem Shalom crossing virtually inaccessible to aid groups, choking off Gaza’s principal aid pipelines.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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