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
That’s because the US planemaker could finally get a huge order from Chinese airlines, a market that the company has been frozen out for nearly a decade.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Beijing responded furiously by canceling game broadcasts on the state media CCTV, stores pulled Rockets merchandise and sponsorships were cut as the NBA was all but frozen out of its most lucrative international market outside the United States.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Beijing responded furiously by canceling game broadcasts on the state media CCTV, stores pulled Rockets merchandise and sponsorships were cut as the NBA was all but frozen out of its most lucrative international market outside the United States.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frozen out
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One-time use and valid towards food purchase only, alcohol excluded.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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But the family portraits, excluded from the exhibition because of their Jewish heritage, were separated and ultimately spared.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The trade war also eliminated hundreds of jobs tied to cross-border wine commerce and contributed to a boom in Canadian wine sales, reshaping consumer habits and retail offerings in the country.—
Dave Gordon,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Change is coming The Kansas school is among more than 1,900 public K-12 schools that have eliminated names and images determined to be disparaging to Indigenous peoples of the United States.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Other artists who were surprisingly shut out include Reneé Rapp and Benson Boone.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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But some acts were shut out of the competition altogether, while others' inclusions came as a surprise.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Frozen out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frozen%20out. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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