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
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.
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for froze out
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Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain have threatened not to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest unless Israel is excluded from the competition.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Territories annexed to other countries are excluded.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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That shift paid off – until this year when some Canadian provinces banned American spirits.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Looming above them are concrete terraces so dilapidated the local fire service has banned their use.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Padres were eliminated from the playoffs in the Wild Card round, and because of Wrigley Field's century-old accommodations, the umpire crew was forced to exit the game through the visitors' dugout immediately after San Diego's season had come to a screeching halt.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The annual total – now up to 1,563 cases since January – is the highest by a significant margin since measles was declared eliminated in the US a quarter-century ago.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, an appeals court barred the county from enforcing the ban.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Muttaqi faced hard questions as to why Afghan girls and women were barred from schools and the workforce.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Last season, the team managed 27 total first-quarter points across the entire 17-game campaign, shut out in the first quarter 12 times.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Crusaders have shut out their last two opponents, beating Helix 13-0 and Chula Vista 27-0.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The letter warned that retaliation against those who filed a complaint or participated in the investigation was strictly prohibited and could result in disciplinary action.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gambling on college sports remains prohibited.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Since Levy’s surprise exit, the family has rejected three approaches from potential takeover candidates — the latest from American tech entrepreneur Brooklyn Earick, who ruled out a formal bid for Spurs on Tuesday.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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She has since been diagnosed with a concussion and has been ruled out of Game 4.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Decades of underfunding and under-research mean women are still diagnosed late, treated inadequately, and left to manage conditions that could have been prevented or better addressed.—
Maria Shriver,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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In the time since, Customs and Border Protection has prevented nearly 10,500 shipments valued at nearly $1 billion from entering the United States because of products or components that could have originated in Xinjiang.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Froze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/froze%20out. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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