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stifled
adjective as in faint
Strongest matches
Strong matches
adjective as in muffled
adjective as in pent-up
adjective as in smothered
Example Sentences
But they don’t explore the forces across the political spectrum that have stifled any meaningful reforms, particularly to SNAP, the federal food-stamp program.
However, poor governance has stifled development in Cameroon, which ranked 140 out of 180 countries in Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Sally Lambah, head of student support and wellbeing at Wrexham University, argues that social development skills of recent university cohorts were "stifled because they had to stay at home".
The lawsuit said the firm's practices had stifled competitors, and led to higher ticket prices and worse service for customers.
England stifled Serbia and the hosts failed to get any of their three shots on target, leaving Pickford without a save to make.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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