choke (back)

verb

Definition of choke (back)next
as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering choked back a sarcastic reply to an insulting question

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for choke (back)
  1. stifle
  2. suppress
  3. swallow
  4. hold back
Verb
  • Employees are empowered to be agile and engaged, which fosters the kind of unique contributions that might be stifled in traditional hierarchies.
    — Patrick Donegan, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Greatly reducing the overhead funding universities need to produce these discoveries will stifle the innovation America relies on to remain competitive and to ensure progress.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of stifle
Verb
  • The answer is clear: Our city council clings to an outdated system that suppresses voter engagement.
    — DP Opinion, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
  • From algorithmic bias that suppresses Black creators to the unchecked harassment that drives them offline, the need for digital hubs designed with Black users in mind has never been more urgent.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of suppress
Verb
  • The hardest part of this to swallow is that women—mostly civilians—are the ones falling deepest down this rabbit hole, being convinced by TikTok to turn on one of their own.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Almost $50 million of that was provided to resettle all the residents of Isle de Jean Charles as rising sea levels threatened to swallow the area.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of swallow
Verb
  • No European military, not even the EU collectively, possesses the deterrent force necessary to hold back Moscow, which is now backed by a broader axis of evil.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Gary Marcus, professor emeritus of psychology and neural science at New York University, has directly critiqued the claims of tech CEOs like Altman, pointing out the numerous technical issues holding back the development of true AGI.
    — Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of hold back
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