crowd out

verb

crowded out; crowding out; crowds out

: to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space

The quick-growing grass is crowding out native plants.

She worries that junk food is crowding fruits and vegetables out of her children's diet.

Examples of crowd out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Greater Risk of Displacing Important Nutrients While protein powder can help meet protein needs, relying on it too heavily may crowd out nutrient-dense whole foods. —Caitlin Beale, Health, 18 June 2026

Just keeping these buildings operable is expensive, and the district struggles to meet even immediate building needs because capacity gets crowded out by legacy debt payments and operational revenue shortfalls. —Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

While some people still use garlic mustard in salads, soups, and pesto, the plant can quickly overwhelm forests and crowd out native species. —Breana Pitts, CBS News, 11 June 2026

The phenomenon mirrors what happened in India in recent years, according to Nomura, where surging domestic retail participation increasingly crowded out foreign investors. —Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins,tanaya MacHeel,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 June 2026

Rhymes for crowd out

• about
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• blowout
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• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout