freezes out

verb

present tense third-person singular of freeze out
as in excludes
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 freezes out Apple's iPhone 18 Pro launch in September strategically freezes out competing Android smartphones. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freezes out
  1. excludes
  2. bans
  3. rules out
  4. bars
  5. eliminates
  6. shuts out
  7. prevents
Verb
  • Volume excludes pricing and currency fluctuations to reflect demand more accurately.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • However, this is below the rate of inflation, and excludes teacher pensions.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of excludes
Verb
  • The lawsuit marks the latest crackdown under the Better Online Ticket Sales Act, also known as the BOTS Act, which bans scalpers from circumventing ticket limits with technology.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The law bans social media accounts for Florida children under 14 and requires parental consent for use by kids who are 14 or 15.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of bans
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  • But at the prospect of engagement dropping by even one percent, Zuckerberg rules out any serious measures against content violation, making Charlie furious by refusing to consider policing political ads for falsehoods.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Well, there are some rules out there already in terms of states requiring that companies list salary ranges in the job descriptions.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rules out
Verb
  • Specifically, the law prohibits municipal governments from requiring businesses to set specific wages, benefits or working conditions under contract, and bars them from forcing businesses to join task forces formed to address those issues.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026
  • One of Broward’s rare breakout pop acts, Black Violin’s Wil B and Kev Marcus are Dillard High grads who began turning heads playing hip-hop on viola and violin at Fort Lauderdale bars about 20 years ago.
    — Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bars
Verb
  • At the same time, the city and county commissioners continue to approve development, which eliminates natural drainage and filtration.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Final Thoughts By removing the camera, the Ray-Ban Meta Audio eliminates the privacy baggage of smart glasses and unlocks a far more practical everyday device.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of eliminates
Verb
  • That is because networks increasingly stay in-house, which helps makes the economics of broadcast work but essentially shuts out third-party suppliers.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The birthplace criterion also shuts out key figures of the Harlem Renaissance — including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong — who were born in the American South and moved to New York as part of the Great Migration.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Definition of shuts out
Verb
  • Note that having the brace installed prevents a motherboard larger than standard ATX from fitting.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Strapping the bin to something also prevents bears from carrying it away, experts say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
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