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stifled

adjective as in muffled

Strongest matches

Weak matches

adjective as in pent-up

adjective as in smothered

Strongest matches

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Example Sentences

"Restoring competition to the markets for general search and search text advertising as they exist today will require reactivating the competitive process that Google has long stifled," the government lawyers wrote.

From BBC

“Commissioner Carr is a warrior for Free Speech, and has fought against the regulatory Lawfare that has stifled Americans’ Freedoms, and held back our Economy,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday.

From Salon

A heavy police response has stifled Halloween celebrations in Shanghai, in what many have viewed as an attempt by authorities to crack down on large public gatherings and freedom of expression.

From BBC

During your trial, when you tried to present information about climate science to the jury, you were stifled.

From Salon

The oppressive noon heat stifled my brain while sweat streamed from my temples.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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