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Recent Examples of choke hold
Several of the signs feature intense images of ICE officials detaining people, including one that shows agents putting a man in a choke hold.
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Maduro was awful on that, but our ability to strangle off and keep the choke hold on the Venezuelan regime keeps that fleet blockading Venezuela.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Minadeo jumped on Buck's back and put him in a choke hold while gouging at his eyes, according to the lawsuit.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Russia, in particular, is the loser here having dominated the terrain for over two centuries, imposing a choke hold and Moscow-centric dependency on its backyard from Turkmenistan to Kyrgyzstan.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Maduro was awful on that, but our ability to strangle off and keep the choke hold on the Venezuelan regime keeps that fleet blockading Venezuela.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Minadeo jumped on Buck's back and put him in a choke hold while gouging at his eyes, according to the lawsuit.
—Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Russia, in particular, is the loser here having dominated the terrain for over two centuries, imposing a choke hold and Moscow-centric dependency on its backyard from Turkmenistan to Kyrgyzstan.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke hold
Noun
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When the sway gets too risky, the captain closes some of the outer decks.—
Akash Kapur,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Environmentalists and tribal governments oppose those agreements, calling them an abdication of the state’s regulatory responsibility that gives irrigation districts too much sway over how much water will be allowed to flow through rivers and estuaries amid ongoing fishery and ecological decline.—
Andrew Graham
May 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
Noun
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However, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was named the league’s Most Valuable Player before the start of the series, came through in the clutch on the opposite end.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Caitlin Baker crushed a clutch home run to left field to put Walpole (14-3) ahead in the 10th inning en route to a 7-4 Bay State Conference win over Natick.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
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To take an example that would be potentially devastating to the Republicans, imagine that the Democrats took full control of the state government in Georgia.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Private equity companies would be banned from investing in youth sports teams, leagues, facilities and events under a new federal bill, a move lawmakers say would lower participation costs for families and restore control of a public good to local communities.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Xi is keen to limit US arms sales to Taiwan and wants Washington to outright oppose Taiwanese independence, major concessions that Trump is unlikely to make, while the US leader is pushing Beijing to open its economy to American firms.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
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New signaling systems include the installation of signalization mast arms and upgraded vehicle detection technology at two intersections.—
Megan Vaz,
Sun Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Henderson wants to make standardized testing less high-stakes, in part by tracking metrics that show students’ mastery beforehand.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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It’s been pure mastery from Schlittler on the mound.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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At one point, Denise found the book and forced Djena to return it, but Djena got hold of it again, and used it to make flash cards.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Shortstop Shae Anderson couldn’t get a hold of the ball fast enough to throw to first base, and the error allowed Lamar to reach base.—
Haley Sawyer,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
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But bragging about enjoying a hard shell taco nowadays is like showing up to a street takeover in a horse buggy.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Months after the rumors first appeared, Brown-Forman has officially run out of potential takeover suitors.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
13 May 2026
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Maton has been wrestling with his curveball grip all season and continues to search for consistency.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Less than six months before the 2026 midterm elections, however, the concern over Martin's leadership is, at best, an unwanted distraction for a party desperate to break the Republican Party's grip on power in Washington.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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“Choke hold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/choke%20hold. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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