as in excluding
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 freezing out
The Democratic Party’s nightmare scenario would involve both Republican candidates advancing to November’s general election, freezing out Democrats from the governor’s office for the first time since 2011.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
Minnesota officials said on Thursday that the FBI is taking the lead on the investigation and freezing out state investigators.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
Minnesota officials said on Thursday that the FBI is taking the lead on the investigation and freezing out state investigators.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freezing out
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The forecast includes only external sales, excluding those produced for prototypes, pre-order trials, or internal use.
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Most of the state, excluding parts of northeast Arkansas, is under marginal risk of severe weather, a level one out of five, through Wednesday evening, the briefing said.
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The suspect in that case was charged under Blair’s Law, a Missouri law banning celebratory gunfire.
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Academy and elite club teams essentially robbed prep soccer of its best players by forcing them to choose between their high school teams and elite club programs, demanding a year-round commitment and banning participation in other sports.
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The defender, a former member of MLS’ Orlando City SC and who now patrols the backline at La Liga club Villarreal in Spain, has rewarded the coach by helping shut down Paraguay a week ago and shutting out Australia here in Seattle.
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The Reds got the best of the Mets yesterday, putting up 12 unanswered runs and shutting out New York.
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That hypothesis remains tentative; the fossil record is fragmentary enough that ruling out opportunistic or scavenging behavior is difficult.
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Boston is not ruling out the idea is my intel.
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Borehole water is filtered through a reverse-osmosis system, eliminating the need for plastic bottles.
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Thousand-dollar drones are eliminating systems worth millions, forcing Russian commanders to expend valuable resources defending against low-cost threats.
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Last month, a federal judge issued a ruling largely barring ICE from making such arrests at immigration courthouses in New York City.
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There is no rule barring Social Security recipients from this type of relief, and there is no age cutoff anywhere in the bankruptcy code.
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“Freezing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freezing%20out. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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