squeeze out

verb

squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes out

transitive verb

: to force out of a position, place, etc.
a small local restaurant squeezed out by a fast-food chain

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Be sure to squeeze out as much air as possible from the container or zip-top bag before freezing the fresh pumpkin puree. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026 The result of this cooler atmosphere will be one more prone to squeezing out tropical moisture rather than just evaporating it. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Basically, what happens is those two figures move up in tandem, squeezing out the opportunity that a higher income should provide to save and invest more. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 The current fiscal trajectory in the US is unsustainable, and the debt service burden has grown large enough to squeeze out other spending. — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Missouri Republicans have considered splitting up Kansas City to squeeze out Cleaver for years, as the state has grown increasingly red. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Gently squeeze out any excess water so the hair is damp rather than dripping. — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026 After a few minutes, place the zucchini in a clean towel and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 27 July 2026 This could result in the crypto industry’s pet bill getting squeezed out by competing priorities. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 July 2026

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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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