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

Following a series of global shocks, the average developing country now spends more than ten percent of its revenue on interest on debt, [nearly double the burden a decade ago], crowding out investment for growth. — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

But those acquisitions alone don’t show that horror is crowding out other film categories at festivals. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Young families buying a house are crowded out by private investment high interest rates. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Wilner-Deering worries that the attention paid to Epstein’s associates has crowded out what survivors have said happened to them. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for crowd out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout