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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Before each use, squeeze out the excess vinegar and toss the washcloth in the dryer with a wet load of laundry. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2024 Extreme amounts of rainfall are also being enhanced with moisture from the Mediterranean Sea and upslope flow into higher terrain which acts to squeeze out additional moisture. Taylor Ward, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024 Critics say such a pattern can squeeze out individual buyers and allow corporations to exert more control over communities. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024 Our tester said the results rivaled those she’s seen with much more expensive products, but did note the formula can be hard to squeeze out of the tube because of how tiny the tip is. Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024 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 23 Nov. 2024.

Legal Definition

squeezeout

noun
squeeze·​out
ˈskwēz-ˌau̇t
: a corporate action or series of actions (as a refusal to declare dividends or the restricting of decision-making power in corporate governance) through which majority shareholders deprive minority shareholders of the benefit of stock ownership usually as part of an attempt to force sale of minority shares compare freezeout

Note: Freezeout and squeezeout are sometimes used as synonyms.

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