as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means
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Recent Examples of freeze out
The Mavericks were coming off a brutal six-game, 11-day road trip that concluded with them being frozen out of being able to fly to Brooklyn until hours before a 123-114 victory.
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Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
That’s been a point of friction between federal authorities and state investigators, who complain that they have been frozen out of those cases so far with no access to evidence.
—Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
That is not the case under a strong-mayor system, where councilmembers are frozen out of operational decisions and responsibility.
—Steven Falk, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
And businesses from Australian wine makers to Norwegian salmon farmers have been frozen out of the massive China market in recent years when their governments fell foul of Beijing.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for freeze out
Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
That’s been a point of friction between federal authorities and state investigators, who complain that they have been frozen out of those cases so far with no access to evidence.
—Steve Karnowski, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
That is not the case under a strong-mayor system, where councilmembers are frozen out of operational decisions and responsibility.
—Steven Falk, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
And businesses from Australian wine makers to Norwegian salmon farmers have been frozen out of the massive China market in recent years when their governments fell foul of Beijing.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze out
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The Senate came to a deal on Friday morning to fund DHS, excluding appropriations for immigration enforcement, but the House Republicans rejected it.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Overall, the district would have spent more than $3 million of taxpayer money on all of the Education Accelerated contracts — excluding travel expenses — if they had not been terminated last month, documents show.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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The country’s then-supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, even went as far as issuing a fatwa, or legal ruling under Islamic law, banning them.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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North Korea banned all foreign tourists during the pandemic but has started easing the restrictions, with a Russian tour group entering the country in 2024.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Mid-City residents have also criticized the project for potentially eliminating a grocery store in the area.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The bill would eliminate some offerings, including virtual driver’s education, a literacy program for students in grades K-5 and custom sections.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Mar. 2026
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When Lenae was shut out of nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards, likely a result of eligibility period technicalities, viral posts calling out her absence racked up tens of thousands of likes.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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Plano West shut out Grand Prairie 4-0 on Tuesday.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Mecklenburg County previously barred residents from renting out residential pools by the hour, an increasingly popular practice nationwide.—
Mary Ramsey
March 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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The back-and-forth revolves around Anthropic's push to bar the military from using its AI model Claude to surveil Americans or power fully autonomous weapons.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Salam said after an emergency Cabinet meeting in early March that only the state should decide on matters of war and peace and called on security agencies to prevent the firing of missiles or drones from Lebanon and detain those behind the launch.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Social Security payment amounts are set to shrink unless Congress takes action to prevent it.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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The center fielder beat out an infield single — he was initially ruled out but the call was overturned upon review — before advancing to second on a fly ball to left.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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The government estimates that about 430 tons of hydrocarbons have been collected along the coasts of the three Mexican states, but have ruled out severe environmental damage from the spill.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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