frozen out

past participle of freeze out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of frozen out The lawyer said Panahi discovered that court hearings were underway against him after his bank accounts were frozen out of the blue. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 Wayne State University psychology professor Hannah Schacter says changes during adolescence make teenagers unusually sensitive to acceptance and rejection, which is why being frozen out of a group chat can register as a real loss. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frozen out
Verb
  • Earlier, Trumpian communication actively excluded, discredited, or ignored these views.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Like anyone who may have wanted to testify in front of the school board, they are summarily excluded.
    — Matt Calkins, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • However, a change in California law eliminated criminal liability for murder and attempted murder for people convicted as aiders and abettors under the natural and probable consequences doctrine, prosecutors said.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • About $11 billion in unfunded liabilities has been eliminated since 2020 because of surplus alone.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Emma Peschel celebrated her first game for the United by scoring a goal to help shut out Germany 5-0 at the women’s ice hockey worlds on Sunday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Trailing by six at halftime, Utah forced three turnovers and shut out the Cougars (7-2, 4-2) in the second half to keep alive its College Football Playoff hopes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

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“Frozen out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen%20out. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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