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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Point shots were getting blocked and squeezed out of the zone.
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
In the short term, Canada’s political conversation has been consumed by trade talks—squeezing out space for resolving some of the country’s thorny energy and climate policy debates.
—Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Rinse the pillowcase to remove any remaining detergent, then squeeze out the water again.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Across the federal government, politicians in their 70s and 80s are sticking around and often squeezing out their younger colleagues, said Presidential historian and Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
In the short term, Canada’s political conversation has been consumed by trade talks—squeezing out space for resolving some of the country’s thorny energy and climate policy debates.
—Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
Rinse the pillowcase to remove any remaining detergent, then squeeze out the water again.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 20 Jan. 2025
Across the federal government, politicians in their 70s and 80s are sticking around and often squeezing out their younger colleagues, said Presidential historian and Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 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 26 Mar. 2025.
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