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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Delcy Rodríguez said Friday that the amnesty would apply to cases from 1999 to the present, but would exclude those prosecuted for homicide, drug trafficking, corruption and human rights violations.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Garnett is also set to rule on a defense request to exclude evidence seized from Mangione’s backpack when he was apprehended in Altoona, Pennsylvania.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
30 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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In erasing these concepts, or transforming them into meaningless slogans, the recent right-wing campaign of educational suppression seeks to eliminate an important means of understanding Black history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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In fact, baking soda's uses are extensive because of its grittiness and its ability to eliminate odors.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
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The downside, of course, is that a lack of funding means the creators either need to relegate their work to side-project status while working day jobs or find independent sources of funding, which can shut out more junior creators or those without pre-existing resources.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Knight, who shut out Winnipeg on Monday night, made 28 saves in regulation and overtime for his second straight win.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 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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This formula contains niacinamide to help support hair and skin health, ashwagandha extract to soothe, and biotin to help strengthen hair and prevent breakage.—
Andrea Navarro,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2026
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The yen touched its strongest level since October in US trading Tuesday after comments from Japanese officials, including just recently the finance minister, fueled speculation that the government may intervene in the market to prevent the currency from resuming its decline.—
Mia Glass,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this week, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates both ruled out the use of their airspace or territory to launch attacks on Iran.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry was ruled out for the rest of Friday’s game against the Detroit Pistons because of right knee soreness.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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