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.
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And heavy federal spending in response to the pandemic added to the deficit and bloated public debts, which will crowd out investments and increase the government’s interest costs.
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Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Hochman has argued that Gascón is using the Menendez case to crowd out other damaging stories about his record in office in the final weeks of the campaign.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Both Vice President Kamala Harris and Ohio Sen JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, have flagged the problem of big investment firms buying up rental properties, crowding out individual buyers and raising rents for tenants.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
In other words, your brain only has so much space to comprehend certain imagery—and playing a game like Tetris may effectively crowd out more disturbing visuals from the trauma.
—Korin Miller, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
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Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Hochman has argued that Gascón is using the Menendez case to crowd out other damaging stories about his record in office in the final weeks of the campaign.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Both Vice President Kamala Harris and Ohio Sen JD Vance, former President Donald Trump’s running mate, have flagged the problem of big investment firms buying up rental properties, crowding out individual buyers and raising rents for tenants.
—Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2024
In other words, your brain only has so much space to comprehend certain imagery—and playing a game like Tetris may effectively crowd out more disturbing visuals from the trauma.
—Korin Miller, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Crowd out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowd%20out. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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