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 31-year-old midfielder, who joined for £30m from Southampton in August 2023, has been frozen out of the team by Nuno.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Another is speckle imaging, which uses sequences of extremely short exposures to freeze out that same motion.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Nov. 2025
That’s because the US planemaker could finally get a huge order from Chinese airlines, a market that the company has been frozen out for nearly a decade.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
That's because Beijing, the most important overseas market for the NBA, effectively froze out the NBA in 2019 following a fallout over protests in Hong Kong.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Another is speckle imaging, which uses sequences of extremely short exposures to freeze out that same motion.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Nov. 2025
That’s because the US planemaker could finally get a huge order from Chinese airlines, a market that the company has been frozen out for nearly a decade.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
That's because Beijing, the most important overseas market for the NBA, effectively froze out the NBA in 2019 following a fallout over protests in Hong Kong.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze out
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Trustees also agreed to form a closed-session subcommittee composed of the four board members present, excluding Becerra from participating.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Offered at an affordable price by retail outlets (like IKEA and Lidl in Germany), balcony solar kits offer an accessible entry point to renewable energy for lower- and middle-income families who have been historically excluded from solar adoption.—
Calvin Ball,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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Several red states have proposed legislation modeled on California's 2023 law, which bans four food additives.—
Alan Greenblatt,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee will consider several draft proposals in its Tuesday hearing, with some aiming to ban states from setting rules for AVs at all and others looking to lax exemption requirements.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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For instance, support for Nvidia’s NVLink fabric enables Marvell’s custom silicon to function alongside Nvidia-centric environments, eliminating a significant barrier to adoption for hyperscalers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Every team will go to 18 (games) and two (exhibition games) and eliminate one of the preseason games.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Arenas shuffled up and down the pickleball court and shifted laterally, quickly racking up the points and shutting out Jennings in the game, 11-0.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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But the group, including TikTokers, media and more covering the case, was shut out of the courtroom when the judge warned that anyone who livestreamed the hearing would be found in contempt of court, The News & Observer reported.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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He was echoed by Italian opposition leaders including former Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte who demanded Italy bar them from entering the country.—
Alessandra Migliaccio,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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There, private security last summer repeatedly barred protesters and photo journalists from entering or observing at the entry.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Authorities called for additional measures to prevent overlap between performer and audience exit times and to minimize traffic disruption in the surrounding area.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Politically, there might also be little to gain from the international outcry that would arise were the high-profile artist detained or prevented from entering Beijing.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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He was ruled out officially after the third quarter.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Patriots did not rule out wide receiver Mack Hollins (abdomen), who is also on IR.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Freeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze%20out. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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