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as in strangled
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
unfortunately, the robbers were stifled when they got trapped in the airless bank vault
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as in swallowed
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
stifled a yawn
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as in muffled
to deaden the sound of
he stifled a cough with his hand
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Recent Examples of stifled
Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The suit alleges that NASCAR and France operate without transparency, have stifled competition, and control the sport in ways that unfairly benefits them at the expense of team owners, drivers, sponsors, partners and fans.
—Jessica Golden,sara Eisen, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Fewer literary titles are being published; renowned filmmakers struggle to get their films released; professors whisper about colleagues who have been reported to the Party’s disciplinary committees; feminist, civil-rights, and labor activism have been stifled.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Over time, this creates a stagnant environment where growth and development are stifled.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
That is likely due to tons of roster turnover and injuries that stifled their ability to gel as a group, but on-ball defense and establishing an aggressive scheme will be critical points of emphasis for the Raptors during training camp.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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But Austin Vance, CEO and cofounder of software development and consultant agency Focused Labs, countered in an email statement that this legislation actually would have stifled innovation from new players and entrenched the dominance of big companies including Google, Amazon and Meta.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The suit alleges that NASCAR and France operate without transparency, have stifled competition, and control the sport in ways that unfairly benefits them at the expense of team owners, drivers, sponsors, partners and fans.
—Jessica Golden,sara Eisen, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Fewer literary titles are being published; renowned filmmakers struggle to get their films released; professors whisper about colleagues who have been reported to the Party’s disciplinary committees; feminist, civil-rights, and labor activism have been stifled.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Over time, this creates a stagnant environment where growth and development are stifled.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
That is likely due to tons of roster turnover and injuries that stifled their ability to gel as a group, but on-ball defense and establishing an aggressive scheme will be critical points of emphasis for the Raptors during training camp.
—Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stifled
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If so, keep in mind that this is happening to remind you of your adaptability and the natural inclination to take action that’s been suppressed for far too long.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
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Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ruled on Monday, September 30 that Gutierrez-Reed will serve out the remainder of her 18-month sentence, and her attorney’s bid for a new trial was denied after it was found there was evidence suppressed in the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2024
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People were waiting for roughly an hour and a half, and parking was extremely limited; this created a sense of repressed frustration in the air.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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The real estate agent she’s chosen happens to be the person most responsible for making Rhiannon such a meek, repressed person: her high school bully, Julia (Mood’s Nicôle Lecky).Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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This would not only reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste but also move us closer to a future where our oceans are no longer choked with persistent plastics.Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
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Waterways choked with debris soon burst, taking 20-ton boulders, two-story houses — and even a 95-foot CSX bridge with them.Justin McBrien / Made by History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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In one video, more than half of one company building was swallowed by floodwaters.Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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In a voiceover, the 77-year-old Rock and Roll Hall of Famer describes the worst of times when addiction nearly swallowed him up whole.Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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The night was otherwise fairly muted for SNL, which also brought back its former mainstay Alec Baldwin as Bret Baier to mock the Fox News host’s combative interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, who was played again by Maya Rudolph.Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
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Margin pressure across the sector and muted revenue growth in the broader luxury sector will likely continue into next year as Chinese consumer sentiment remains low, according to BofA forecasts.Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
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The journalist in the film, Harry Shukman, captures that on a hidden camera.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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The hidden side is flat to stay flush with the wall.Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Stifled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stifled. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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