crowd out

phrasal verb

crowded out; crowding out; crowds out

: to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space

The quick-growing grass is crowding out native plants.

She worries that junk food is crowding fruits and vegetables out of her children's diet.

Examples of crowd out in a Sentence

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Son and Johnson were unable to create much of note, Kulusevski was crowded out and full-backs Destiny Udogie and Djed Spence weren’t too impactful in the final third. —Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024

Any such large-scale tax cuts, however, will probably add to the nation’s budget deficits and public debts, increasingly crowding out investment and the potential for greater economic output. —Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024

Washington can leverage the influence of U.S. consumer and capital markets, offering its allies and partners a better alternative to being crowded out by Chinese exports. —Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024

The supporting actors on Abbott Elementary got crowded out. —Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024