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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for choke off