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Synonyms for stranglehold
ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊldstran·gle·hold
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Princeton's WordNet
stranglehold, chokehold, throttleholdnoun
complete power over a person or situation
"corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
Synonyms:
chokehold, throttlehold, choke holdstrangleholdnoun
a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
Synonyms:
chokehold, throttlehold
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Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
stranglehold
Synonyms:
Sleeper hold, see there, also known as blood choke
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#7245 | grip | |
#25326 | yoke | |
#30426 | bottleneck | |
#36164 | vise | |
#71896 | stranglehold | |
#86904 | strangulation | |
#289226 | chokehold |
How to use stranglehold in a sentence?
Rare earth elements aren't being recycled from electronics right now, and that's a huge problem — China has a stranglehold on the virgin material supply, this is a great idea — Apple could single-handedly create a hugely needed market for recycled rare earths.
For far too long, companies like Google and Apple have had a stranglehold on app developers who are forced to take whatever terms these monopolists set in order to reach their customers.
The way we break the deadlock on this issue is when Congress does not have just a stranglehold on this debate -- or, excuse me, the NRA does not have a stranglehold on Congress in this debate.
The pharmaceutical industry has a stranglehold on the VA.
There has been a lot of talk about breaking the glass ceiling, i am tired of the stranglehold that women have had on the job of presidential spouse.
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