How to Use throttling in a Sentence

throttling

noun
  • One of the handiest tools in their bag is a technique called bandwidth throttling.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • After the analysis had been published, X reversed the throttling on some sites.
    — Simon Hurtz, The Verge, 15 Sep. 2023
  • And other users reported similar throttling of their views.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Democrats believed that repealing the rules would lead to disruptive throttling of internet traffic.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 3 Apr. 2024
  • If everything else is fast but streaming keeps dropping quality, throttling becomes a more likely suspect.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Below decks, the power plant must be heavy-duty, providing rapid throttling and precise maneuvering.
    — David Szondy june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2026
  • Officials describe a quiet throttling of spending as the agency approaches the threshold.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • There are signs of pretty aggressive thermal throttling, something that probably comes down to less room for cooling inside the phone's thin enclosure.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Illinois responded from a throttling at Indiana with a last-second home win against USC.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Services must protect themselves under abnormal spikes with throttling, load shedding and user-safe messaging.
    — Vikas Mittal, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Apple's thinnest phone has less room to dissipate heat, which leads to more aggressive thermal throttling, especially for 3D apps like games.
    — ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
  • This is true across the board, from very light tests like Geekbench (which rarely if ever runs for long enough to trigger much throttling) to heavier ones like Cinebench and Handbrake.
    — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Speed throttling happens when internet providers intentionally slow your connection during heavy use.
    — Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The same throttling also applied to Substack, the email newsletter platform that runs its own short-text service, Substack Notes.
    — Jeremy B. Merrill and Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Censorship, throttling of news sources, and measures forced upon American newspapers must not go beyond a certain limit.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • But when Musk has reiterated that X / Twitter is a platform for free speech, any sort of throttling seems to fly in the face of that philosophy.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Fresh off their 5-0 throttling of Canada, the Americans glide toward gold and earn a quarterfinal matchup with Italy.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The card reader features an effective heat sink that prevents thermal throttling, ensuring data continues to transfer at fast and reliable speeds.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • A day later, Ohio State’s throttling of Tennessee froze out the conference-level implications of those takes.
    — Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Europe has been hit by soaring natural gas and electricity prices as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its throttling of gas supplies.
    — Inke Kappeler, CNN, 21 Sep. 2022
  • European governments and energy executives say the throttling of gas is designed to hurt economies and undermine support for Ukraine.
    — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2022
  • On Tuesday afternoon, hours after this story was first published, X began reversing the throttling on some of the sites, dropping the delay times back to zero.
    — Jeremy B. Merrill and Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Beneath the deck are high-performance power plants that enable rapid throttling and precise maneuvering, essential for these operations.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
  • Lime officials say the technology behind sidewalk throttling hasn’t advanced enough for it to be deployed widely by scooter companies, stressing that no other cities require it.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
  • With a 76°C throttling temperature, running heavy loads for more than a few minutes will definitely see speeds reduce if your cooling isn't sufficient.
    — Antony Leather, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • This disparity suggests possible power or thermal throttling.
    — PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The city’s sidewalk throttling rule is arguably playing a role in the problem by prompting companies to deploy scooters that are the most technologically advanced — and at greatest risk of being stolen.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Such a rapid throttling up of atmospheric density could damage critical satellite networks and thereby cause problems for society at the Earth’s surface.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Thanks to the use of GaN technology, the charger runs cool for hours with minimal thermal throttling, even during extended and full-load use, providing a consistently fast charge.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Coming off a 45-0 throttling of Kansas State at Farmageddon, the Cyclones look like an efficient machine on both sides of the football.
    — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 22 Nov. 2020

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