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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The end result is that its smaller competitors at the inexpensive end of the market have been getting squeezed out.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Tucker: The Man and His Dream suggests that American capitalism works to serve entrenched power and mass-scale mediocrity while squeezing out the little guy.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Form the mix into palm-size pancakes and squeeze out excess liquid.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
Moderates have been largely squeezed out of political relevance by acrimonious polarization, plus the extreme gerrymandering of congressional and legislative districts in many states.
—Jim Nowlan, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
Tucker: The Man and His Dream suggests that American capitalism works to serve entrenched power and mass-scale mediocrity while squeezing out the little guy.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Form the mix into palm-size pancakes and squeeze out excess liquid.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
Moderates have been largely squeezed out of political relevance by acrimonious polarization, plus the extreme gerrymandering of congressional and legislative districts in many states.
—Jim Nowlan, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Squeeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeeze%20out. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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