frozen out

past participle of freeze out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of frozen out He was subsequently frozen out of the Chelsea squad to begin the following season before joining West Ham in January. Sam Joseph, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Years of soaring home prices, especially in the early part of this decade when rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy, have left many would-be home buyers frozen out of the market. Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Years of soaring home prices, especially in the early part of this decade when rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy, have left many would-be homebuyers frozen out of the market. Alex Veiga, Fortune, 9 July 2026 At 61/2, she was immediately branded a lesbian and frozen out. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 Unions that back the wrong horse in a primary can get frozen out. Heather Merrick, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 In the aftermath of 2020, Jones was stripped of a committee chairmanship and frozen out of Senate GOP leadership. Shannon McCaffrey, AJC.com, 10 June 2026 Speaking of options, is there anything Democrats could do if they’re frozen out of the runoff? Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026 Crespo told us that, yes indeed, he’s still frozen out of the caucus. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frozen out
Verb
  • When the employer contribution is excluded, the lifetime benefits amount to roughly 265% of what the worker personally paid into Social Security.
    Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But lawmakers offered little explanation during a June 30 hearing for why those particular offenses were excluded.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In developing a multitool to slide neatly into its latest generation of EDC offerings, The James Brand took time to reflect upon which tools were absolutely necessary for its customers and which ones could be eliminated to cut bulk and excess.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
  • An assumption disproved, an option eliminated or a risk identified may represent meaningful progress.
    Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Under new defensive coordinator Gary Patterson, USC shut out San Jose Staté in the first half, but its depth issues on defense were exposed in the fourth quarter.
    Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But Lake Zurich was shut out by Fremd in Week 1 and decided to start this rematch against Antioch with a simple plan.
    Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

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“Frozen out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen%20out. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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