as in to choke
to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe
I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!
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In December, the U.S. Department of Commerce released a package of semiconductor controls that exemplifies this approach, using far-reaching restrictions to force partners into alignment and to throttle Chinese production.
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Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
By Friday morning, lawmakers were still scrambling to reach a deal that would avoid a U.S. government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, after President-elect Donald Trump throttled a bipartisan funding bill Wednesday.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Home sales are expected to rise next year, but the market isn’t likely to fully normalize even though more supply should help throttle rising prices and spur activity.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
Jittery Mexican officials are bracing for the second term of Trump, who has vowed to unleash both record deportations and wide-ranging tariffs that could throttle Mexico’s already-sluggish economy, which is heavily dependent on trade with the United States.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Reva Goujon, Foreign Affairs, 27 Dec. 2024
By Friday morning, lawmakers were still scrambling to reach a deal that would avoid a U.S. government shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, after President-elect Donald Trump throttled a bipartisan funding bill Wednesday.
—Brian Cheung, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Home sales are expected to rise next year, but the market isn’t likely to fully normalize even though more supply should help throttle rising prices and spur activity.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
Jittery Mexican officials are bracing for the second term of Trump, who has vowed to unleash both record deportations and wide-ranging tariffs that could throttle Mexico’s already-sluggish economy, which is heavily dependent on trade with the United States.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Throttle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throttle. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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