frozen out

past participle of freeze out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of frozen out 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 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, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 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. ABC News, 24 June 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 Many Democrats, spooked by the prospect of their party being frozen out in June’s top-two primary, have been clinging to their ballots, intending to vote at the last moment for whichever Democrat appears likeliest to finish first. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frozen out
Verb
  • Trustee Robert Jones renewed his worries that the creation of a subdivision of only the Sacramento and Yolo County portions of the district in April excluded conservative voters in El Dorado County who would likely to vote against the bond measure.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • Food and drink concessionaires, professional caterers, HOA clubhouses, golf courses, event planners — any purveyor that’s not a public restaurant, food truck, flea market stall or food hall vendor — are also excluded from the roundup.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • The use of standardized testing for admissions was eliminated by the UC regents in a controversial 2020 vote.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • In 2022, the school eliminated loans entirely from undergraduate aid awards.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Win yesterday, come back home, important homestand before the All-Star break, and we’re shut out.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
  • France survived Paraguay's physical gameplan to beat La Albirroja, the red and white, 1-0 to advance to play Morocco, which shut out Canada on Saturday 3-0, in a quarterfinal on July 9 in Foxboro, Mass.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 5 July 2026

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“Frozen out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen%20out. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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