as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
choked back a sarcastic reply to an insulting question
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Why Lockland's new migrants struggle to work The immigrants here face stifling work barriers.Terry DeMio, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
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This is not the kind of political coordination that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, in which the executive branch used its power to press social media companies such as Meta to stifle questions about the origins of the virus.David Shedd, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Chinese Foreign Ministry likewise blamed the United States for suppressing free speech by trying to ban the popular Chinese social media app TikTok.David Shedd, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Similarly, many people have suppressed symptoms of an infection to engage in some sort of social obligation.Sebastian Stockmaier, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024
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Common symptoms include a sore throat from tissue irritation, bad breath caused by thriving bacteria, and sometimes difficulty swallowing, if the stones are big enough.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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Cherished memories — photo albums, family heirlooms, and tokens of love — swallowed by floodwaters and carried miles away, are now reduced to mere fragments and discarded amid the wreckage.Alaa Elassar, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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But again, the slow offensive start hasn’t held back the Thunder in the slightest.Nick Crain, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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In another image, taken after the fight broke out, two young men appear to hold back a third one, who is facing the camera, staring blankly ahead.Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Choke (back).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20%28back%29. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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