freeze out

verb

Definition of freeze outnext
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 Apple's iPhone 18 Pro launch in September strategically freezes out competing Android smartphones. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 At 61/2, she was immediately branded a lesbian and frozen out. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 Unions that back the wrong horse in a primary can get frozen out. — Heather Merrick, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 In the aftermath of 2020, Jones was stripped of a committee chairmanship and frozen out of Senate GOP leadership. — Shannon McCaffrey, AJC.com, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for freeze out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze out
  1. exclude
  2. ban
  3. eliminate
  4. shut out
  5. bar
  6. prevent
  7. rule out
Verb
  • The administration also pressed allies to exclude Huawei from their 5G networks, arguing that the company posed a national security threat because its equipment could give Beijing backdoor access to critical communications infrastructure.
    — GLORIA XIONG, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Ocalan and other key PKK figures are excluded from the pardon.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of exclude
Verb
  • New Jersey banned phones in the classroom, starting with this school year.
    — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In June a popular Iranian singer, Parastoo Ahmadi, together with eight members of her band and production team, were sentenced in Qom to 74 lashes and banned from leaving the country for two years.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of ban
Verb
  • The Arkansas Medicaid program pays the premium and provides additional payments that reduce or eliminate enrollees' out-of-pocket expenses for medical care.
    — Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But creating a psychologically safe environment does not require leaders to eliminate standards, accountability or difficult conversations.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of eliminate
Verb
  • The vets drank it, put on blindfolds to shut out distractions, and lay down.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Braves had not been shut out since June 27 and were 10-0 in Friday night home games this season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shut out
Verb
  • Instead, children in need of accommodations are stigmatized and barred from the longstanding Outdoor Lab tradition, with the district choosing to sue the federal government rather than solve the problem.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The high court’s upcoming term will also include various other major cases, including a case involving religious rights and schools over Colorado barring Catholic preschools from its universal preschool program.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bar
Verb
  • Los Angeles City Council members on Tuesday approved a resolution to remove 12 anti-camping zones around Hollywood, ending a years-long ban that prevented people from sitting, sleeping or camping in certain areas.
    — Brittney Ermon, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Beijing has helped prevent oil prices from spiking to $150 a barrel by slashing its oil imports beyond what many thought possible.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of prevent
Verb
  • Trump also ruled out extending the 60-day ceasefire agreement, which expired Monday, after the deal effectively fell apart.
    — Jenni Reid,Emma Graham, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Summary OpenAI disclosed a two-week pause in reinforcement learning training after an unreleased model called Astra could not be ruled out as reaching Critical, the highest cybersecurity risk tier in its Preparedness Framework.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rule out

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“Freeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze%20out. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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