freeze out

verb

Definition of freeze outnext
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 Years of soaring home prices, especially in the early part of this decade when rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy, have left many would-be home buyers frozen out of the market. — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Years of soaring home prices, especially in the early part of this decade when rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy, have left many would-be homebuyers frozen out of the market. — Alex Veiga, Fortune, 9 July 2026 Apple's iPhone 18 Pro launch in September strategically freezes out competing Android smartphones. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 At 61/2, she was immediately branded a lesbian and frozen out. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for freeze out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze out
  1. exclude
  2. ban
  3. eliminate
  4. shut out
  5. bar
  6. prevent
  7. rule out
Verb
  • Alternatively, the court could order that materials from the search be excluded from any case against him, and in the extreme, could award Mountbatten-Windsor compensation and a police apology.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Foreigners employed in the country, excluding domestic workers, fell by 16,000 in the three months to June, driven by a drop in construction jobs, according to the government’s quarterly report.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of exclude
Verb
  • There's a certain simple logic to the thought of bringing down the price of fuel by banning its export.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some wealthy countries, including Norway and Kuwait, have imposed strict rules to formally ban sale to teens.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of ban
Verb
  • Rooms The residence’s apartments and suites are all about modern luxury with high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, along with a solid stone ceiling which eliminated any sounds coming in from other rooms.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The nation eliminated the domestic spread of measles in 2000 by maintaining high vaccination rates, but those rates have fallen in recent years to below the 95% coverage needed to prevent outbreaks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of eliminate
Verb
  • Denny Hamlin, who entered second in the playoff standings, finished 16th and was shut out of stage points.
    — Frankie Frisco, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Stars were also shut out in a home opener for the first time since moving to Dallas before the 1993-94 season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of shut out
Verb
  • Separately, the standard bars new dyeing and finishing operations, excluding purely physical finishing, from sending wastewater to municipal treatment plants, according to the environment ministry.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The girl’s mother now strongly regrets ever giving her daughter the raw milk and has tried to raise awareness of the risk—only to get barred from online groups for speaking out.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of bar
Verb
  • The nation eliminated the domestic spread of measles in 2000 by maintaining high vaccination rates, but those rates have fallen in recent years to below the 95% coverage needed to prevent outbreaks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Evidence might include the underlying need, capability fit, timing, accessibility, ability to deliver and risks or constraints that could prevent action.
    — Adam Feiner, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of prevent
Verb
  • The report also stated that Saudi Arabia has ruled out negotiations until the strait has been wrested from Houthi control.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Oakland police, the lead investigators on the incident, have not ruled out murder-suicide or determined who pulled the trigger, but the investigation is ongoing.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of rule out

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“Freeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freeze%20out. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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