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stranglehold::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chokehold, throttlehold |
| Type of | power, powerfulness |
corporations have a stranglehold on the media.
stranglehold::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | wrestling hold |
Examples of stranglehold
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Only NBC's football coverage broke CBS's stranglehold on the top of the ratings.
From the ocregister.com
Evangelicals have shown us they now have a stranglehold on the Republican Party.
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Just because they have this stranglehold doesn't mean they make better products.
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The end of the stranglehold of heat and humidity was well-timed for area coaches.
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Monks says the majors have a stranglehold over that market, which infuriates him.
From the guardian.co.uk
Draghi is working behind the scenes to break the German stranglehold on Europe.
From the forbes.com
Webb may still be the guy, but it is not like he has a stranglehold on the job.
From the kansas.com
Chef Li doesn't let the culinary concept put a stranglehold on his creativity.
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Texas has a completely stranglehold on the BIG XII yet that is not brought up.
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- 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"
- A wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
- "Stranglehold", is the episode before the last of Ghost Whisperer, season three. It originally aired on May 9, 2008 on CBS in United States. All main cast appears.
- "Stranglehold" is a 1986 single by Paul McCartney that was originally released on his album Press to Play. The single reached #81 in the US.
- "Stranglehold" is a single and the first track from Ted Nugent's self-titled 1975 album. The vocals are performed not by Nugent, but by Derek St. Holmes.
- Stranglehold is a fictional character from the Transformers universes.
- Stranglehold, or John Woo Presents Stranglehold, is a third-person shooter developed by Midway Games' Chicago studio, released in late for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. It is Midway's first game to use Unreal Engine 3, and was developed in collaboration with John Woo.
- A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off
- Is a metal rhino. He is "The Muscule Monster". He will do anything to win. Stranglehold is an Intergalactic Cybertronic Wrestling Federation Champion. Stranglehold loves kicking, gouging, punching, and curling cars to be in good shape and to have revenge. ...
