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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Iran has blockaded Hormuz since early March, choking off the oil and gas exports of the UAE and the other Gulf Arab producers.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 May 2026
After ousting the Venezuelan leader, the White House ordered a blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba, leading to severe blackouts, food shortages and an economic collapse across the island.
—Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The birthdate phaseout slowly chokes off the supply to tomorrow’s teenagers.
—Katharine Silbaugh, STAT, 19 May 2026
Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains largely frozen, choking off one of the world’s primary oil shipment corridors.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 20 May 2026
After ousting the Venezuelan leader, the White House ordered a blockade that choked off fuel shipments to Cuba, leading to severe blackouts, food shortages and an economic collapse across the island.
—Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The birthdate phaseout slowly chokes off the supply to tomorrow’s teenagers.
—Katharine Silbaugh, STAT, 19 May 2026
Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains largely frozen, choking off one of the world’s primary oil shipment corridors.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 May 2026
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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