crowd out
phrasal verb
crowded out; crowding out; crowds out
: to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space
The quick-growing grass is crowding out native plants.
She worries that junk food is crowding fruits and vegetables out of her children's diet.
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In cities nationwide, budgets strained, priorities crowded out, and local governments triaging problems Washington created, while Americans were left with the sense that nobody was in charge.
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Melissa Derosa, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Proponents of banning firms such as Blackstone from buying single-family homes, many of whom are on the Left and populist Right, argue that those investors are crowding out the market for homebuyers.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
The mission targets invasive privet, a fast-growing shrub that crowds out native plants and spreads quickly.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
These invasive shrubs can crowd out native plants, upsetting local ecosystems that wildlife relies on for food and shelter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
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Melissa Derosa, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Proponents of banning firms such as Blackstone from buying single-family homes, many of whom are on the Left and populist Right, argue that those investors are crowding out the market for homebuyers.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
The mission targets invasive privet, a fast-growing shrub that crowds out native plants and spreads quickly.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
These invasive shrubs can crowd out native plants, upsetting local ecosystems that wildlife relies on for food and shelter.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for crowd out
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“Crowd out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowd%20out. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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