crowd out

phrasal 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.

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Frequent infections: Multiple myeloma affects immune function, increasing the likelihood of developing infections like pneumonia. Fatigue and weakness: Multiple myeloma causes abnormal plasma cells to crowd out healthy red blood cells, leading to anemia (low red blood cell count). —

Lindsay Curtis, Health, 14 Feb. 2025 Flu may be crowding out COVID At the same time, no new variant has evolved that's any better at getting around the immunity people have built up, according to Aubree Gordon, an epidemiologist at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. —

Rob Stein, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025 And not just any law, but a law meant to crowd out waste, fraud, and abuse. —

NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025 In the labor market, they were crowded out by both older and younger generations. —

Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for crowd out