choke (back)

verb

Definition of choke (back)next
as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering choked back a sarcastic reply to an insulting question

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke (back)
  1. stifle
  2. suppress
  3. swallow
  4. hold back
Verb
  • Lots of people stifle their own desires, like leaning into creative pursuits, to accommodate others, Morse points out.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
  • In a bid to curtail electronic waste, the EU required manufacturers to ensure that devices such as cameras, phones and tablets all used the same charging port (and therefore cable): USB-C. Apple initially resisted this move, saying that such a requirement could stifle creativity.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of stifle
Verb
  • There must be severe consequences for the concerted effort to suppress the public’s knowledge of Biden’s cognitive deficits.
    Robert J. Delahunty, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Lipton felt the lack of scoring, excitement and substantial press coverage combined to suppress local support.
    Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppress
Verb
  • And Deion would rather swallow four gallons of humility rather than finance that $8 million himself.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Technological failures and fires swallow family photos.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of swallow
Verb
  • But once again, MGM’s top series was just so uneven in Season 3 that it’s held back from true greatness.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Diplo didn’t hold back about his altered state of mind on New Year’s Eve.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of hold back
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