choke off

1. Put a stop to, throttle, as in Higher interest rates are choking off the real estate boom . [Early 1800s]

2. Stop someone from speaking or complaining, as in Throughout the debate the congressman had to be choked off to give the other candidate a chance to speak . [ Slang ; late 1800s]

Example Sentences

The strategy of "economic jihad" aims to choke off Bamako and the ruling military junta, which seized power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021.

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China’s new export restrictions will essentially choke off all supply to the U.S. when they are implemented next month.

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The road wasn’t designed as a private community, and critics argue the gates would choke off key traffic arteries alongside a busy thoroughfare.

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Nor does Russia have enough ice-strengthened tankers capable of moving Arctic oil and gas because Western export controls have choked off access to foreign-built ships, key components and technology.

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When you’re restricting these flows of immigration, you are choking off the networks of trust and information that make the attraction of foreign investment possible.

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