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throttle

verb as in choke

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Adams said "constant media speculation" about his future and the city campaign finance board's decision to deny him public matching funds, throttled his campaign.

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“Depending where I threw it, he’d be able to throttle it on or off and make the catch.”

The current cars have less drag than those in 2020, so are faster on the straights, and at Monza cars spend longer at full throttle than anywhere else.

From BBC

Draper did not go full throttle with his serve during the match against Gomez, relying on precision and patience instead of power.

From BBC

While it did not look like Draper went full throttle on his serve as the pair reached the quarter-finals, he said it was "perfect" preparation.

From BBC

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

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