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Discover LudwigThe phrase "stifled by" is correct and usable in written English
This phrase usually means that someone or something is held back or inhibited in some way. For example, "The artist was stifled by her lack of resources and had difficulty creating her masterpiece."
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Not stifled by religious orthodoxy.
She's stifled by lack of resources, options.
Hanif felt stifled by small-town life.
Dissent is stifled by "toadying officials", according to top diplomats.
Dynamic new firms are stifled by better-connected incumbents.
China's potential is stifled by traffic and pollution.
Both are still being stifled by government interference.
"The will of little girls is stifled by Islam..
The French cinema is stifled by academicism and proto-professionalism.
But, according to Sanofi's chief executive, Christopher Viehbacher, the discussions were stifled by Genzyme's management.
He said freedom of speech had been stifled by the new authorities.
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