as in excluding
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 Synonyms for freezing out
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The program has an 89-minute runtime and will cost $12, excluding booking fees.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025 -
PCMark runs only on the x86 Windows laptops, excluding the MacBook and Samsung.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trump's second administration has prioritized rolling back protections for transgender people, including trying to bar trans women from playing sports, banning transgender troops from the military and limiting the ability to have government IDs that match their identity.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Trump toward the end of his first term had advocated for banning TikTok — a policy he never got passed but which Biden eventually supported and signed into law.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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The two great rivals have now combined to win the last eight Grand Slam titles, effectively shutting out everyone else – including the great Novak Djokovic – from Slam contention.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Automakers are using advances in vehicle technology to monopolize the repair ecosystem, placing systems and data needed for repairs under lock and key and shutting out any competition.—
Dwayne Myers,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Aug. 2025
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Not eliminating it means things will happen.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Worse, Rantanen and the Stars wound up eliminating Colorado in Round 2 of the NHL playoffs last spring.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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The reality The Chiefs are a playoff team, barring injury.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit seeks an injunction barring further violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, changes to Uber’s practices, monetary damages and a civil fine.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Freezing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freezing%20out. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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