stranglehold

[strang-guhl-hohld] / ˈstræŋ gəlˌhoʊld /

NOUN

choke

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grip monopoly

WEAK

restrict suppress

Example Sentences

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But Iran also has a say given its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, she added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Taylor Swift and Drake were the clear winners on Spotify - except in Newcastle, where Fender broke their stranglehold.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Aryna Sabalenka has taken a stranglehold on women's tennis, ending 2025 by finishing world number one for the second straight year.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

And he wants access to Greenland’s critical minerals, to help break China’s global stranglehold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

He laughed quietly, and gently unloosened my stranglehold on his neck.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer