squeeze out
verb
squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes out
: to force out of a position, place, etc.
a small local restaurant squeezed out by a fast-food chain
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Starting from a short end and using parchment to help shape, roll up cake (don’t worry if some filling gets squeezed out on the sides).
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
But with the offensive firepower in Edmonton, he was squeezed out of some prime opportunity.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Drought also squeezes out the current ranching workforce, breaking the chain of inheritance of these generational enterprises.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Three men squeezed out through ventilation holes.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026
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Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Apr. 2026
But with the offensive firepower in Edmonton, he was squeezed out of some prime opportunity.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Drought also squeezes out the current ranching workforce, breaking the chain of inheritance of these generational enterprises.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Three men squeezed out through ventilation holes.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Squeeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeeze%20out. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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