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
The job market has been sluggish, while high interest rates and a housing affordability crisis have saddled millions in debt and frozen out would-be homebuyers.
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Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
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
Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
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
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Feb. 2026
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Thom’s jaw tightened as our connection excluded him.—
Nick Dothée,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Autonomy enables efficient use of space (facilities to support human presence on-board can be removed or eliminated), leading to leaner or more efficient designs.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The online retailer announced a restructuring this week that eliminated 16,000 jobs which, added to 14,000 job cuts in October, equals about a 10% reduction in headcount in its corporate and tech workforce of roughly 350,000.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The downside, of course, is that a lack of funding means the creators either need to relegate their work to side-project status while working day jobs or find independent sources of funding, which can shut out more junior creators or those without pre-existing resources.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Knight, who shut out Winnipeg on Monday night, made 28 saves in regulation and overtime for his second straight win.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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