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

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

Clover is a vigorous plant that crowds out weeds, thereby reducing the need for weed control. —David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 June 2026

Countries that can use mineral leverage to attract processing and manufacturing investment — while avoiding debt burdens that crowd out industrial policy — will be best positioned to move beyond the role of raw-material supplier. —Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 3 June 2026

Rhymes for crowd out

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