choke off
verb
choked off; choking off; chokes off
: to bring to a stop or to an end as if by choking
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By choking off the strait -- the critical narrow passage between the southern coast of Iran and the northern coast of Oman that leads into the Arabian Sea -- Iran is putting enormous pressure on a global oil market that American consumers are already feeling at the gas pump.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
But don’t expect another American production boom to replace the crude that’s choked off in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
By eliminating federal tax credits for wind and solar projects — the two fastest forms of power to build and deploy — Trump and his followers have choked off the most affordable supply of new power to meet rising demand.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
His vow to keep up attacks on other Arab countries in the region and plans to choke off the world's oil supply were headlines.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
But don’t expect another American production boom to replace the crude that’s choked off in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
By eliminating federal tax credits for wind and solar projects — the two fastest forms of power to build and deploy — Trump and his followers have choked off the most affordable supply of new power to meet rising demand.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
His vow to keep up attacks on other Arab countries in the region and plans to choke off the world's oil supply were headlines.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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