frozen out

verb

Definition of frozen outnext
past participle of freeze out
as in excluded
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 frozen out
  1. excluded
  2. eliminated
  3. shut out
Verb
  • Societal loneliness is feeling systemically excluded because of a characteristic, including gender, race, or disability.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And the general public isn’t excluded from BRiC either, depending on what someone might be interested in.
    Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of excluded
Verb
  • They’d be eliminated from playoff contention regardless of how other teams perform.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But most of those teams have seemingly eliminated themselves from the race.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of eliminated
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  • Only 325 of each one is available; if you get shut out, try their also-delish Five Origin Select, aged up to 15 years.
    Tony Sachs, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • That definitely still draws certain Academy members toward watching the film, but even the tamest of horror films have historically been shut out of any Oscar nominations.
    Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of shut out
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