The CSU political party now has a stranglehold on Bavaria, after having won every seat in the region during the last election.
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Stranglehold
Synonyms for "stranglehold" (102 found)
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Noun(6 words)
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11 entriesbarrierconstraintcontrolholdinfluencelinguistic devicemetaphorpowerpowerfulnessrestraintwrestling hold
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8 entriesexclusive distributionfigurative usagegarrotegatekeepingimagerymarket dominationprocedural vetorear naked choke
Collocations
6 entrieseconomic strangleholdindustry strangleholdmonopoly on fundingpolitical strangleholdstranglehold on the markettight stranglehold
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1 entriesSample sentences
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I'd want a girlfriend who can pull off a stranglehold.
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For years the company had a stranglehold on the rest of the industry.
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Numerous witnesses had come forward at that time to state that they had watched Kelly tackle Symaco and pin her on the floor in a strangle-hold until investigating officers arrived to pry him loose.
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