FROZEN OUT Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

frozen out

verb

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 frozen out He was subsequently frozen out of the Chelsea squad to begin the following season before joining West Ham in January. — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Years of soaring home prices, especially in the early part of this decade when rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy, have left many would-be home buyers frozen out of the market. — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Years of soaring home prices, especially in the early part of this decade when rock-bottom mortgage rates fueled a buying frenzy, have left many would-be homebuyers frozen out of the market. — Alex Veiga, Fortune, 9 July 2026 At 61/2, she was immediately branded a lesbian and frozen out. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 Unions that back the wrong horse in a primary can get frozen out. — Heather Merrick, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026 In the aftermath of 2020, Jones was stripped of a committee chairmanship and frozen out of Senate GOP leadership. — Shannon McCaffrey, AJC.com, 10 June 2026 Speaking of options, is there anything Democrats could do if they’re frozen out of the runoff? — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026 Crespo told us that, yes indeed, he’s still frozen out of the caucus. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

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When the employer contribution is excluded, the lifetime benefits amount to roughly 265% of what the worker personally paid into Social Security.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
But lawmakers offered little explanation during a June 30 hearing for why those particular offenses were excluded.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of excluded

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As a result of dropping the primary discrimination claims, the court eliminated the $2 million in punitive damages and $100,000 for emotional distress.

— Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
Measles cases reach record high Measles cases in the United States have surpassed last year's total and are at their highest since the disease was eliminated from the country nearly three decades ago, according to CDC data.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of eliminated

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Patriots were shut out by Hart and need to get their passing game going.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
College sports’ current arms race of money, along with unrestricted transfers, is threatening to shut out rising challengers like UConn football, with rich teams now dangling lucrative offers and raiding talent like never before.

— U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026

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