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

The Capital Economics scenario could also lead to higher government borrowing, which could crowd out private-sector firms. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

As rising interest rates crowd out private spending, consumers looking to borrow to buy a house or car, or to use credit cards, would pay higher rates, Fichtner said. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Efficient market mechanisms risk displacement, and private investment, rather than being crowded in by public commitment, can be crowded out by it, leaving less total capital in the system, not more. — Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Millennials trained alongside electronic health records and learned how quickly documentation could crowd out judgment. — Frantz M. Berthaud, STAT, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for crowd out

• about
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• blowout
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• burnout
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• checkout
• closeout
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• devout
• dropout