CHOKE HOLDS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

choke holds

noun

plural of choke hold

as in clutches

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Noun

But as the episode closes out on another flash-forward to Joe’s captivity, we’re reminded that the plan of escape from this hellish timeline only throws her deeper into its clutches.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
This hunk of hardware has no flywheel and employs seven wet multi-disc clutches, which enable it to skip gears as needed.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of clutches

Noun

Other governments, including the US, have their own rules and disclosure requirements, but beyond the breadth of the controls in China, the sheer number of people affected is striking – and reaches far beyond civil servants.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Though a slight majority, along with most Democrats and independents, would be okay with government price controls.

— Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of controls

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The distinctive frame already resembles the aircraft that will eventually soar through Titan’s dense orange skies, complete with landing skids, support arms for its eight rotors and the housing for its nuclear power system.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
And the only thing really falling seems to be US military readiness, as key arms stockpiles are rapidly depleted.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of arms

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If Apple’s track record holds, that means the iPhone Fold could retain around $300 more in value after 12 months compared to other Android foldables.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
The diagnosis was the beginning of a run of hospitalizations and mental health holds.

— Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of holds

Noun

Investigators identified two men in particular who were allegedly coordinating these takeovers through social media, police said.

— Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
State and local officials warn decertifying California’s program could open the Pacific Ocean to more drilling, expose coastal residents to more launches and invite federal takeovers of coastal oversight elsewhere.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of takeovers

Noun

Although climate scientists warned in the nineteen-eighties that extreme heat posed a growing danger, policymakers in Europe didn’t come to grips with it until August, 2003, when a heat wave killed more than seventy thousand people.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Economic ‘death zone’ Such measures fail to get to grips with the sheer scale of the problem, said Mathias Brüggmann in Die Tageszeitung (Berlin).

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 15 Aug. 2026

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