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choke off
verb as in quieten
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verb as in retard
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verb as in shush
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verb as in silence
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verb as in stop
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verb as in stymie
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Example Sentences
Four years after the pandemic choked off travel, the Khao Kheow Open Zoo had yet to recover from the financial devastation.
Opponents contend that the lands are safeguarded by existing designations and that giving them monument status will unfairly choke off recreation, such as offroading, and small-scale mining.
Other council members said they feared that funding for homelessness would be choked off following Tuesday’s election.
Its logic is that if it can choke off external supplies, the RSF’s local supporters will become discontented and some of its units may defect.
But what causes the black hole’s feeding frenzy to start and later choke off again?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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