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You could also seek out countries with internet choke points that slow or make Wi-Fi use pointless and frustrating.

From Ozy

Instead, the growing costs of sustaining Moore’s Law have encouraged consolidation among chipmakers and created more choke points in the immensely complex business of chip production.

Of all the choke points, it was my least favorite to pass through, and when I did so as a ship captain I was up and awake all night.

From Time

The family was told her handcuffed son reached for an officer’s gun, prompting them to put him in a choke hold–a maneuver Minneapolis police finally banned last June.

From Time

Other than the thorny tips of the petals, the only other part of the artichoke that should be completely discarded is the hairy choke, which sits atop that meaty heart deep in its center.

He then began to choke her, and as she lost consciousness it must have seemed that his might be the last face she would ever see.

According to their friend, producer/filmmaker Choke No Joke, it was over a mutual flame.

Shiomura continued to speak even though she had to choke back tears at one point.

A new Kimberley Process working group to monitor CAR might help focus attention on the guilty and choke the diamond flow.

But for a movie that choke-holds you in suspense from the very first scene, Cold in July is also surprisingly funny.

It's good for nothing but to choke a man and fill him full of smoke and embers.

He felt that to eat would choke him, but forced himself to take a sip of coffee and a bit of corn bread.

There was another choke in her voice as she smoothed Judy's old brown dress, and brushed a bit of bran from her face.

The spoondrift began to fly so that you could not see the moon, and the wind was enough to choke you if you faced it.

Hester fiercely bit her lip and gulped down the tears that threatened to choke her.

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On this page you'll find 100 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to choke, such as: clog, congest, drown, fill, gag, and gasp.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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