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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During that same period, the S & P 500 has squeezed out only about a 2% gain.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
The worry is that stories that hold a mirror up to the nation simply get squeezed out of existence.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Build more slowly and make your aim improving the state of the art, not squeezing out the last drop.
—Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Local leaders, particularly those at Miami Dade College, saw that effort as key to growing South Florida’s tech hub while making sure people born and raised in the region didn’t feel left out, or get squeezed out by the resulting higher cost of living.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
The worry is that stories that hold a mirror up to the nation simply get squeezed out of existence.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Build more slowly and make your aim improving the state of the art, not squeezing out the last drop.
—Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025
Local leaders, particularly those at Miami Dade College, saw that effort as key to growing South Florida’s tech hub while making sure people born and raised in the region didn’t feel left out, or get squeezed out by the resulting higher cost of living.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Squeeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeeze%20out. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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