frozen out

Definition of frozen outnext
past participle of freeze out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of frozen out Europeans have been struggling for a seat at the negotiating table, largely frozen out of talks between Washington and the Kremlin. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 21 Dec. 2025 Having been frozen out by Warner chief Zaslav, Paramount pitched itself to Warner's investors as the logical and more profitable choice — backed by far more cash up front than Netflix's offer. David Folkenflik, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025 The 31-year-old midfielder, who joined for £30m from Southampton in August 2023, has been frozen out of the team by Nuno. Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 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. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 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
Verb
  • Prosecutors will have the chance to question Hale again, and defense attorneys reserved the right to ask for the testimony to ultimately be excluded.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Just a week before, Hassett had been excluded from a White House meeting in which the president decided to impose higher tariffs on Mexico, The New York Times reported.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Cubs reached the playoffs for the first time since 2020 before getting eliminated by Milwaukee in a five-game Division Series.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • His semifinal pick was his last chance at a win as his national champion (Georgia) has already been eliminated.
    American-Statesman staff, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Other artists who were surprisingly shut out include Reneé Rapp and Benson Boone.
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But some acts were shut out of the competition altogether, while others' inclusions came as a surprise.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Frozen out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen%20out. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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