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Recent Examples of stranglehold
The housing affordability crisis, for many Americans, feels like a stranglehold.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 1 May 2026
There was, of course, one gleaming exception to the cultural stranglehold that Sinners versus One Battle After Another held last winter.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
His law could lead to the kind of sweeping rules that helped break the stranglehold of Big Tobacco in the 1990s, which followed a combination of litigation, regulation and public opinion.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Game 4 is Sunday night at Honda Center, when the Ducks can take a stranglehold on the two-time defending Western Conference champs.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 1 May 2026
There was, of course, one gleaming exception to the cultural stranglehold that Sinners versus One Battle After Another held last winter.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
His law could lead to the kind of sweeping rules that helped break the stranglehold of Big Tobacco in the 1990s, which followed a combination of litigation, regulation and public opinion.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Game 4 is Sunday night at Honda Center, when the Ducks can take a stranglehold on the two-time defending Western Conference champs.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stranglehold
Noun
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Pettitte became a Yankees legend, Generation K a Mets albatross.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Penguins, seals and albatross Rosmarin began traveling the world in 2022 after quitting his job as a media buyer.—
Corey Williams,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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While 57% of white Catholics still support Trump, a majority of them aren’t happy with his actions in Iran — the issue that’s turning out to be a millstone around his neck.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Instead of becoming the fuel for more Republican victories, Donald Trump has become a giant millstone, an albatross around the necks of Republicans now.—
Adam Harris,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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Democrats view the open-seat contest as one of their better statewide opportunities in years, though the party still faces structural disadvantages in turnout during nonpresidential elections.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2026
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Ukraine is also facing its own infantry shortage and recruitment issues after starting at a manpower disadvantage compared to Russia.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Dweezil Zappa is probably a 6 [handicap].—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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There is one handicap accessible Deluxe Suite.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Despite my massive appreciation for the season, spring has a major drawback in my book—higher temperatures and humidity.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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However, photons come with a major drawback.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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One of the downsides of a hanging basket is its constant thirst for water thanks to the combination of summer temperatures, sunlight, and a small planting container.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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But there’s a downside to buy now, pay later’s near ubiquity.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Previously, Buc-ee's customers could prepay with bank cards (debit or credit), cash or gift cards inside chain locations.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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The card is linked to a debit bank account to make payments.—
Jeff A. Chamer
May 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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In the end, the commissioners voted to table the decision, citing liability concerns.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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In retrospect, Summers’s ouster doesn’t look like the product of feminist hysteria; rather, his colleagues may have seen him as an embarrassing liability and seized on the opportunity to offload him.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Stranglehold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stranglehold. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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