strangle
Example Sentences
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"We see the island of Cuba being strangled," said the musician, wearing sunglasses next to bandmates Moglai Bap and DJ Provai, the latter wearing a balaclava in the colors of the Irish flag.
From Barron's
Stagflation doesn’t have to strangle your stock portfolio.
From MarketWatch
The group aims to fight regulations they say will strangle AI.
“I was stupid. I went up to his office to ask to be moved to the Displays Department and he . . .” I strangled on the rest and waved my hand again.
From Literature
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“I’ll write the letter,” I say again, certain that my voice is coming out in a strangle.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.