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.

Examples of crowd out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Through this process, partisan gerrymandering often reduces effective representation in Congress and can play a role in crowding out moderate and independent voters. —Benjamin Schneer, Time, 14 Aug. 2025

The result is a misaligned affordability signal that dulls incentives to adapt and crowds out private innovation. —Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

The analogy underscores a grim reality: Debt service payments have ballooned as a share of government spending, increasingly crowding out funds for other priorities. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2025

Groups crowded out in front of the house, peering into the backyard after the party hit capacity. —Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Rhymes for crowd out

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