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 frozen out
That’s because the US planemaker could finally get a huge order from Chinese airlines, a market that the company has been frozen out for nearly a decade.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Beijing responded furiously by canceling game broadcasts on the state media CCTV, stores pulled Rockets merchandise and sponsorships were cut as the NBA was all but frozen out of its most lucrative international market outside the United States.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Howard says that Ream, who was frozen out of the setup until breaking back in ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, is key to the squad’s culture.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The Democrats have been frozen out, there is no input.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
It’s caused millions of these young workers to be frozen out of new opportunities, and men are largely the ones being impacted.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Beijing responded furiously by canceling game broadcasts on the state media CCTV, stores pulled Rockets merchandise and sponsorships were cut as the NBA was all but frozen out of its most lucrative international market outside the United States.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Howard says that Ream, who was frozen out of the setup until breaking back in ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, is key to the squad’s culture.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The Democrats have been frozen out, there is no input.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
It’s caused millions of these young workers to be frozen out of new opportunities, and men are largely the ones being impacted.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frozen out
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Trump levied his greatest assault against the international economic order, announcing the most expansive set of tariffs in American history on both autocratic adversaries and America’s closest democratic allies in April 2025 (Russia was strikingly excluded).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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ISPs without a 2-gig or faster tier were excluded to ensure the rankings reflect the top-performing, next-generation networks available in 2025.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After New York helped the ladies decorate their cakes for the next 120 seconds, Dan ultimately eliminated one of them in pursuit of the prize.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Despite being a favorite among her fellow contestants, she was eliminated from the group’s running early on.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gabbie Monagle-Fleming scored twice and Teagan Graham had two assists as Concord-Carlisle (9-1-4) shut out Wayland 3-0 in Dual County League play.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs shut out the Raiders 31-0 on Sunday in what might have been the most dominant regular-season win of Andy Reid’s 27-year head-coaching career.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Frozen out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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