crowd out
phrasal 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.
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Weapons was crowded out to the third spot by The Shadow's Edge, a gritty Hong Kong action film reteaming Jackie Chan with writer-director Larry Yang after 2023's Ride On.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The firm stand against gentrification taken in its onscreen narrative, about middle-class townies crowding out longstanding local businesses, also felt indicative of Jenkins’ place in a film industry intent on adopting newer, slicker, more commercial methods.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
If, in practice, Siri begins favoring ChatGPT in ways that crowd out app-level competition — or if Apple adds policy restrictions that make non-ChatGPT assistants harder to use — xAI’s theory of harm strengthens.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In the context of the current highly restrictive zoning codes that disproportionately dominate Democratic areas, eliminating property taxes would also encourage empty nesters who otherwise no longer need larger homes to stay put, while growing families would be crowded out of home ownership.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The firm stand against gentrification taken in its onscreen narrative, about middle-class townies crowding out longstanding local businesses, also felt indicative of Jenkins’ place in a film industry intent on adopting newer, slicker, more commercial methods.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
If, in practice, Siri begins favoring ChatGPT in ways that crowd out app-level competition — or if Apple adds policy restrictions that make non-ChatGPT assistants harder to use — xAI’s theory of harm strengthens.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In the context of the current highly restrictive zoning codes that disproportionately dominate Democratic areas, eliminating property taxes would also encourage empty nesters who otherwise no longer need larger homes to stay put, while growing families would be crowded out of home ownership.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Crowd out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowd%20out. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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