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freezing out

verb

present participle of freeze out
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 Pluto's atmosphere appears to be freezing out as the dwarf planet moves ever further away from the sun, according to careful observations of Pluto astronomers made as it was seen passing in front of stars in the sky. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Aug. 2026 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. — 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. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freezing out
  1. excluding
  2. banning
  3. shutting out
  4. ruling out
  5. eliminating
  6. barring
Verb
  • Options call for either including or excluding monuments located at each of the park’s four corners.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • GitLab earned 24 cents per share, excluding items, on revenue of $286 million in the second quarter, beating estimates for 18 cents and $273 million, respectively, according to LSEG.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of excluding
Verb
  • At least 25 states are now enforcing laws or policies banning transgender women and girls from competing in at least some women’s and girls' sports and three others have adopted laws but have enforcement blocked by the courts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • At least 25 states are now enforcing laws or policies banning transgender women and girls from competing in at least some women’s and girls’ sports and three others have adopted laws but have enforcement blocked by the courts.
    — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • Orlando put a stop to a two-game losing streak in shutting out Chicago for the second time this season.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • And the Cup created new stars, like 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, who gained millions of Instagram followers after shutting out Spain.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of shutting out
Verb
  • Additional checkpoints may help identify gaps or inconsistencies, ruling out the bad actors.
    — John Bou, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Additional observations steadily refined the asteroid's orbit, eliminating any possibility of a collision in 2029 and also ruling out any impact threat for at least the next century, according to NASA.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of ruling out
Verb
  • The Cuban government announced some of those key measures became law, including eliminating a cap on the number of employees and allowing direct access to foreign trade.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The value is in eliminating or reducing steps, gaps, handoffs and even roles.
    — Chris Burchett, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of eliminating
Verb
  • The division is probably out of reach, barring a weekend sweep of the Atlanta Braves, and that’s not the end of the world.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In practical terms, that could end the prosecution’s case against Clancy, barring prosecutors from trying her again on the same charges.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of barring

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