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 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 The club have also listened to concerns expressed by fans about the next generation of supporters being frozen out, by reintroducing the ‘young adult’ category of season ticket for those aged 18-21. Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frozen out
Verb
  • For example, cash advances, annual fees and balance transfers typically are excluded.
    Sarah Hostetler, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • Rodríguez, however, was excluded from that judgment while the court awaited guidance from the executive branch on whether she was entitled to immunity as Venezuela’s sitting head of state.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • That three-week period comes to an end for those who were eliminated at the round of 32 (played between June 29 and July 3) this week.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The governor's initial plan contained a far more ambitious rollback, one that would have eventually eliminated all property taxes on primary homes and contained no carveout for school budget property taxes.
    Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • For the third straight season, the SEC was shut out of the National Championship game.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • And the Cup created new stars, like 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, who gained millions of Instagram followers after shutting out Spain.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

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“Frozen out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen%20out. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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