freeze out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze out
Verb
  • The $1 smoothies are limited to one per person and can’t be combined with other offers, the juice bar said. Drive-thru and kiosk locations are excluded.
    Tanasia Kenney, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
  • And a ProPublica analysis identified more than 600 complaints in the FDA’s files about exempted drugs at three of those factories alone, each flagging concerns in the months or years after they were excluded from import bans in 2022 and 2023.
    Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
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  • Trump has taken action against the LGBTQ+ community in many ways, like signing an executive order stating that the U.S. only recognizes two genders, a transgender servicemember military ban, and banning transgender athletes from collegiate sports.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
  • Enslaved Black people were banned from reading and writing and even those who had their freedom couldn't always access formal schooling, so African Americans began founding colleges of their own.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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  • Trump administration cancels contract with Moderna to develop a bird flu vaccine Other companies promise to eliminate artificial dyes Several major food and beverage companies have recently announced their plans to remove ingredients in the wake of the April HHS announcement.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • The legislation, for example, appears to eliminate a provision that would have required climate-friendly energy sources to begin construction within 60 days of the bill’s enactment to qualify for the credits, which was considered one of the most stringent energy conditions in the bill.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • After Mets starter Griffin Canning tore his Achilles in the third inning, three relievers shut out the Braves over the final 6 1/3 innings of a 4-0 loss.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • What led to the 1953 coup in Iran? Britain, shut out from Iranian oil, leaned on the U.S. for assistance.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Israel could then effectively bar Iran from recovery work at the sites.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 19 June 2025
  • Custodians must segregate customer assets and are legally barred from treating them as proprietary.
    Chris Groshong, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • That didn’t prevent a few hundred León fans from traveling over 1,500 miles to Atlanta to support their club – or at least the club’s cause.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Even after that, Microsoft refused to take full responsibility and hasn’t done enough to prevent future attacks.
    Jovante Teague, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • Emails go unreturned, hiring officers are a no-show for interviews and contenders who are ruled out may never be told.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • But William confirmed the payment was made via Apple Pay—ruling out keypad errors.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
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“Freeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze%20out. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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