as in to exclude
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 freeze out
Unions that back the wrong horse in a primary can get frozen out.
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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.
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Shannon McCaffrey,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
At one time, Democratic leaders were worried that Hilton and Chad Bianco, the Republican sheriff of Riverside County, might finish 1-2 and freeze out Democrats.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama froze out the media on Tuesday night, following a brutal Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder that resulted in a 127-114 loss.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for freeze 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
At one time, Democratic leaders were worried that Hilton and Chad Bianco, the Republican sheriff of Riverside County, might finish 1-2 and freeze out Democrats.
—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama froze out the media on Tuesday night, following a brutal Game 5 against the Oklahoma City Thunder that resulted in a 127-114 loss.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for freeze out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze out
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Part of the Department of Education's initial policy, which has now been reversed, was excluding nursing programs from the professional definitions.
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The housing bill, formally called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, can still become law if Trump neither signs it nor vetoes it in 10 days, excluding Sundays.
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A number of Russian regions have banned the use of large canisters that hold around five gallons to prevent fuel hoarding.
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Twenty-seven states currently have laws banning trans girls and women from participating against cisgender women and girls.
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This is the earliest that the Netherlands was eliminated from a World Cup tournament in history, reports ESPN.
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Vic makes some baffling choices here, buzzing in twice on the first word in the series without hearing the rest, and getting eliminated from multiple rounds five seconds in.
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Here are three groups of people—both present in your life and taking up space in your mind—who should be shut out.
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Against the Blue Jays, the Rangers shut out Toronto for at least the first four innings of each game.
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Rodriguez, who has expressed some interest in the proposal, said city leaders had not determined how county election officials would issue separate ballots for voters who would be barred from state and national contests.
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On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked a new law in Virginia barring federal law enforcement from wearing masks.
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Cloud cover prevented a California Highway Patrol helicopter from reaching the injured climber directly, forcing the rescue to unfold in stages.
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Increasing staff at medical facilities during heat waves could also prevent unnecessary deaths.
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But Kubo hasn’t played since suffering a meniscus tear in Japan’s opener against the Netherlands, and yesterday he was ruled out for the Brazil clash.
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Rodríguez said 689 aftershocks have been recorded since the main quakes, though both their frequency and average magnitude appear to be declining — a cautiously positive sign, though not enough to rule out further dangerous seismic activity.
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