choke off
Advanced (C1) formal
To make something stop happening by blocking what it needs to survive or continue.
"The trade sanctions were designed to choke off the regime's access to foreign currency."
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Extended interview: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
60 Minutes · 21:38
could not choke off the straight of Hormuz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: The 2026 60 Minutes Interview
60 Minutes · 4:53
could not choke off the straight of Hormuz.
More Weapons Big Ballroom | Lewis Black's Rantcast #265
Lewis Black · 18:55
strip and starts to choke choke off whatever
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Dr. Alex Tatem · 34:13
big pharma choke off patients access to compounded medications,
Trump slams Iran's proposal response, hantavirus-exposed Americans back in U.S., more | The Takeout
CBS News · 2:54
would not choke off the straight of four moves.