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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On the merits, this warning should crowd out every other story in the campaign. —

Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024 Since leaving their aquarium Eden, the crustaceans have slowly taken over some European waterways—and even crowded out local species as far away as Madagascar. —

Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2024 And heavy federal spending in response to the pandemic added to the deficit and bloated public debts, which will crowd out investments and increase the government’s interest costs. —

Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 Hochman has argued that Gascón is using the Menendez case to crowd out other damaging stories about his record in office in the final weeks of the campaign. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crowd out