squeeze out
phrasal verb
squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes out
: to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc.
Big stores have squeezed out a lot of the smaller locally owned shops.
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To try to make characters that feel real to people, and then having to talk about young brothers getting their life squeezed out of them.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
But the Celtics morphed to squeeze out enough points.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
At the height of the pandemic, COVID-19 squeezed out other health priorities, leaving a legacy of problems that still affect many health systems, even in the richest countries.
—Peter Sands, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Namdar has come under criticism for buying at rock-bottom prices, investing the bare minimum and squeezing out profits, while the properties steadily decline.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
But the Celtics morphed to squeeze out enough points.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
At the height of the pandemic, COVID-19 squeezed out other health priorities, leaving a legacy of problems that still affect many health systems, even in the richest countries.
—Peter Sands, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Namdar has come under criticism for buying at rock-bottom prices, investing the bare minimum and squeezing out profits, while the properties steadily decline.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for squeeze out
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“Squeeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeeze%20out. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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