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as in to suffocate
to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air
thick, black smoke choked the trapped firefighters
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as in to block
to prevent passage through by filling with something
overgrown bushes choked the narrow alleyway between the buildings
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Recent Examples of choke
While Hurricane Ida drenched a path from New Orleans to New York, leaving flooding and power outages in its wake, wildfires forced thousands to evacuate and sent choking smoke across the US.
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Vox Staff, Vox, 22 Jan. 2025
On Monday, the Biden administration announced another big round of export controls aimed at choking the supply of chips to China via third-party countries.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
An artists’ livelihood lost to flames That same pungent, chemical smell had choked the air just a few miles away as the fire kept racing before dawn on January 8 through west Altadena, sending embers zipping through the air like bullets.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Brooks, a 43-year-old Black man, was punched, kicked, choked and manhandled in the Dec. 9 beating at Marcy Correctional Facility north of Utica.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Vox Staff, Vox, 22 Jan. 2025
On Monday, the Biden administration announced another big round of export controls aimed at choking the supply of chips to China via third-party countries.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
An artists’ livelihood lost to flames That same pungent, chemical smell had choked the air just a few miles away as the fire kept racing before dawn on January 8 through west Altadena, sending embers zipping through the air like bullets.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Brooks, a 43-year-old Black man, was punched, kicked, choked and manhandled in the Dec. 9 beating at Marcy Correctional Facility north of Utica.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke
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Putin is strangling his own nation with inflation approaching Weimar Germany’s collapse.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
23 Jan. 2025
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Police say Ceja-Ramirez was found strangled, with her body partially burned.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Another surprising link had to do with aspiration pneumonia, or the risk that someone might vomit and some of that undigested food might get into their lungs and cause an infection.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Here are the common symptoms of the stomach flu: Nausea and vomiting Diarrhea Abdominal pain and cramping Loss of appetite What is the difference between norovirus and the stomach flu? Norovirus causes gastroenteritis, an illness sometimes called the stomach flu.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Detroit Free Press,
30 Dec. 2024
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Trump is bound to be less bad for bitcoin than the Democrats and their ‘chokepoints’ and could lead to a flowering of blockchain applications that for years now have been suffocated by the regulators.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Despite throttling the press and trying to suffocate the opposition, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party lost its absolute majority in parliament in part because of widespread economic disaffection among voters.—
Isabella M. Weber,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Four of Pentacles suggests that clinging too tightly to control or resources may block abundance from flowing freely into your life.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2025
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Along with pass protection, Dawkins and the offensive line helped block for a rushing attack that features James Cook, the league leader in rushing touchdowns with 15.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Israel has faced intense criticism for throttling the distribution of humanitarian aid and failing to ensure safe routes for delivery.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 2025
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Despite throttling the press and trying to suffocate the opposition, India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party lost its absolute majority in parliament in part because of widespread economic disaffection among voters.—
Isabella M. Weber,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Jan. 2025
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Just 30 minutes after being injected with microplastics, blood flow could be obstructed in the mice's brains.—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Mapes’ effort to obstruct the federal investigation was ultimately unsuccessful as prosecutors moved forward with charges against Madigan and several others as part of the sweeping probe.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Larry then jumped out of bed and rushed at Walker, whose pistol had jammed.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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After the show, Springsteen stopped by Toad’s Place to jam with John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band.—
Thom Duffy,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Choke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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