froze out

verb

past tense of freeze out
as in excluded
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 froze out San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama froze out the media on Tuesday night, following a brutal Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder that resulted in a 127-114 loss. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for froze out
  1. excluded
  2. banned
  3. eliminated
  4. barred
  5. shut out
  6. prohibited
  7. ruled out
  8. prevented
Verb
  • Most systems gradually lose efficiency over 15 to 20 years, and routine mechanical breakdowns, corrosion, rust and deferred maintenance are almost always excluded.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Parents miss work when their child is sick or excluded from school after being exposed.
    — Brian Castrucci, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of excluded
Verb
  • The account has been deactivated and was subsequently banned by the social media platform, which noted that the content of his livestream related to self-harm violated TikTok’s community guidelines.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, the council majority voted to ban the use of firearms in the city, rectifying an apparent oversight in 2011 that removed the prohibition on shooting firearms from a list of weapons that were banned.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of banned
Verb
  • The Twins then quickly crossed off another need by being aggressive on Friday and adding Kremer, which eliminated a potential weakness.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The racial and ethnic minority category will be eliminated from the program as a result of the judge’s ruling, but the other categories remain.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of eliminated
Verb
  • Wasmer is now on administrative leave and is barred from the school, per the notice.
    — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Initially, when the war began, the IOC and IPC declared that all Russian men and women would be barred from the Olympics and Paralympics.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of barred
Verb
  • After Bay was shut out in each of its previous two matches, Bebar breathed life into the offense in the 13th minute, finding the upper corner from outside of the penalty area for her first professional goal.
    — Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • If employers stop hiring job applicants who lack experience, those same individuals will be shut out from obtaining it.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of shut out
Verb
  • To be clear, compulsory voting is the opposite of the poll taxes, which are prohibited by the 24th Amendment and that were once used to disenfranchise.
    — Susan Ostermann, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Most state and local regulations use terms such as exotic, noxious, prohibited and restricted instead of invasive.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibited
Verb
  • While an isolated afternoon shower can't be ruled out, many neighborhoods will stay dry.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • She was helped off the floor and later ruled out after initially being listed as questionable to return.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of ruled out
Verb
  • Investments with a visible before-and-after—money saved, costs cut, a loss prevented—are easier to measure and therefore easier for potential clients to justify.
    — Tyler Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That has prevented SpaceX employees and other insiders from selling shares for a period following the IPO.
    — John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of prevented

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