frozen out

past participle of freeze out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of frozen out Although fines and suspended bans have been handed out to clubs, and some boys have been frozen out of the game for months until being cleared, few transfers have ever been banned by the five-step process. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 About Premium Content has Country Spy, a light crime series about Marie-Line Maupain, a spy for the French secret service who is abruptly frozen out by her superiors and sent back to her home town. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frozen out
Verb
  • Opponents say the proposition’s vague wording could result in vital services being excluded from the list of program expenses permitted in the 90% of revenues, prompting clinics to cut programs to avoid financial penalties.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Montoya’s attorney Wednesday asked if her current immigration status can be excluded from the trial, which Nunley approved.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The latest waves of layoffs come after Disney in April eliminated about 1,000 roles, primarily as a result of D’Amaro’s formation of a consolidated enterprise marketing division under the leadership of Asad Ayaz, chief marketing and brand officer.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This summer, four officers from the traffic unit were moved into vacant positions in regular patrol and investigative units, and their former positions in traffic were eliminated.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In the day's other National Women's Soccer League matches, Gotham FC downed the Chicago Stars 3-1; and the San Diego Wave shut out Racing Louisville 2-0.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • All were sensational players who managed to shut out the noise and put up tremendous numbers.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Frozen out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen%20out. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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