crowd out

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.

Examples of crowd out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wilner-Deering worries that the attention paid to Epstein’s associates has crowded out what survivors have said happened to them. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

According to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, these cancerous cells crowd out the normal cells, which can affect things like a person’s ability to fight infections. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

That has real consequences for how living rooms, hallways and home offices get styled — gallery walls of family photos, open shelving for ceramics and framed ephemera from meaningful trips will crowd out generic wall art. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Critics argue that such a move would crowd out other resources, such as solar and wind generators, from participating in the program. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for crowd out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout