squeeze out
phrasal verb
squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes out
: to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc.
Big stores have squeezed out a lot of the smaller locally owned shops.
Examples of squeeze out in a Sentence
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Press through a wire-mesh strainer into a 3-qt. saucepan, using back of a spoon to squeeze out juice; discard pulp.
Stir in sugar.
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Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
But that will get squeezed out as the weekend progresses.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024
Initial investments in the wells succeeded in reversing the declining production and squeezed out tens of millions of dollars of additional revenue, estimates based on state data show.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
By 2016, the number of Chinese tourists had ballooned to almost 100,000, representing 70 percent of the country’s tourism business and squeezing out other tourists.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
My sense is there are two New York Fashion Weeks, just like there are two New Yorks, the one that the haves live in and the one that the have-nots occupy, with the middle all but squeezed out.
—Vogue Runway, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
The new model exploits a technique previously invented by Google researchers to squeeze out more performance without requiring more computing power.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
The brand recommends squeezing out a dime-sized amount and tapping it into the eye area using your ring fingers.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
The idea is that Netflix is trying to squeeze out competitors and get customers’ streaming budgets allocated toward them.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2024
But that will get squeezed out as the weekend progresses.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2024
Initial investments in the wells succeeded in reversing the declining production and squeezed out tens of millions of dollars of additional revenue, estimates based on state data show.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 22 Feb. 2024
By 2016, the number of Chinese tourists had ballooned to almost 100,000, representing 70 percent of the country’s tourism business and squeezing out other tourists.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
My sense is there are two New York Fashion Weeks, just like there are two New Yorks, the one that the haves live in and the one that the have-nots occupy, with the middle all but squeezed out.
—Vogue Runway, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024
The new model exploits a technique previously invented by Google researchers to squeeze out more performance without requiring more computing power.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
The brand recommends squeezing out a dime-sized amount and tapping it into the eye area using your ring fingers.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
The idea is that Netflix is trying to squeeze out competitors and get customers’ streaming budgets allocated toward them.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Squeeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeeze%20out. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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