freeze out

verb

Definition of freeze outnext
as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freeze out
  1. exclude
  2. ban
  3. eliminate
  4. shut out
  5. bar
  6. prevent
  7. rule out
Verb
  • Total expenses excluding management fees increased to $438,982 from $238,942.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The new district added Port Washington, more of Grafton and excluded chunks of the old district west of Menomonee Falls.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of exclude
Verb
  • This research gives ammunition to groups who are pushing to ban public water fluoridation.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
  • During his time in Congress, Pocan has pushed back on efforts to ban or force a sale of the popular social media app Tik Tok and was quick to address last year's attack on Israel by Hamas, which drew him into a feud with a pro-Israel group.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of ban
Verb
  • None of the parties in the lawsuit have suggested eliminating the consent decree.
    Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Other provisions pin down how states designate electors, in order to eliminate the possibility of fakes crashing the Electoral College.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of eliminate
Verb
  • While programs such as the Works Progress Administration provided a crucial source of employment, most Black workers remained largely shut out of the Social Security system and unprotected by wage and hour regulations.
    Ben Zdencanovic, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Forgotten about this Series, and just as damaging to the Dodgers as Owen’s blunder: Freddie Fitzsimmons was sailing along in Game 3, shutting out the Yankees, when the final out of the seventh — a line drive by Marius Russo — bounced off Fitzsimmons’ leg, breaking his kneecap.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of shut out
Verb
  • Some states bar voters from wearing clothing with political messages to the polls — but Arizona isn't one of them.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Americans are barred from traveling to Cuba for pure tourism but are permitted to go for family visits and educational activities.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bar
Verb
  • Once Trump withdraws America’s aegis over these allies, what is to prevent old hostilities from resurfacing, from enmities between Germany and France or Germany and Poland to lingering resentments between the Japanese and Koreans?
    Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • In the current proposal for land possession there, private land prevents the Crow from visiting many of these sites without permission from the landowner.
    Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of prevent
Verb
  • For his part, Dimon has repeatedly denied having government ambitions — but has never fully ruled out the possibility of serving in office if the timing is right.
    Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Rams ruled out defensive tackle Neville Gallimore (neck) for the second consecutive week.
    Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of rule out
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