stifle
Example Sentences
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Today, Zabtia said, it is no longer censorship that stifles filmmaking in Libya, but an array of other challenges compounded by a lack of public support.
From Barron's
At the time, his pronouncement was met with blank faces and stifled laughter.
But Chicago's defence stepped up in the second half to stifle Love and a field goal made it 21-6 heading into the final quarter.
From BBC
But critics, including hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers who have since left, say dissent has been stifled, and the city's freedoms severely curbed.
From BBC
The sharp contraction stifled hopes of a coming recovery and built pressure on the central bank to keep slashing interest rates.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
