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
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.
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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
Follow live updates here Alarmed at being frozen out of the talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government this week turned to European leaders for a lifeline, hoping to influence the high-stakes summit and prevent a potential disaster for Ukraine.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
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
Follow live updates here Alarmed at being frozen out of the talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government this week turned to European leaders for a lifeline, hoping to influence the high-stakes summit and prevent a potential disaster for Ukraine.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frozen out
Verb
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Pottery Barn Big Sur Square Arm Sofa Big ticket items, like this stunning sofa, aren’t excluded from deep discounts in the outlet.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Women have traditionally been excluded in post-atrocity research simply because no one asked them.—
Christopher P. Davey,
The Conversation,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Red Sox were eliminated from the postseason in Game 3 of their wild card series against the Yankees, a game where Boston mustered just five hits all night and got a runner as far as second base exactly once.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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With the Yankees having eliminated Boston on a star-making performance from hurler Cam Schlittler—the 24-year-old fanned 12 batters and issued zero free passes to first over an eight-inning stretch—MLB enters the Divisional round with a murderer’s row of top media markets in play.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2003, Beckett shut out the Chicago Cubs in Game 5.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Eagles were shut out in second half.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Frozen out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen%20out. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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