stranglehold
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strangleholds
plural
strangleholds
Britannica Dictionary definition of STRANGLEHOLD
[count]
1
:
an illegal hold in wrestling by which your opponent is choked
2
:
a force or influence that stops something from growing or developing
— usually singular
— often + on
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He finally broke free from the stranglehold of his domineering parents.
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The state has a stranglehold on the city's finances.
