squeeze out
phrasal verb
squeezed out; squeezing out; squeezes out
: to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc.
Big stores have squeezed out a lot of the smaller locally owned shops.
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Across the federal government, politicians in their 70s and 80s are sticking around and often squeezing out their younger colleagues, said Presidential historian and Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Home prices will be falling all across Florida this year, according to real estate analyst Nick Gerli, giving hopes to aspiring homebuyers who had been squeezed out of the market in recent years.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
For a government already watching interest payments squeeze out critical services, a weaker US dollar, and therefore less interest rate pressure, would be welcome in 2025.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
In addition, Maryland’s federal workforce stands to lose jobs as federal debt payments squeeze out funds critical to maintaining those federal jobs and programs.
—Tyrone E. Keys Jr., Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Home prices will be falling all across Florida this year, according to real estate analyst Nick Gerli, giving hopes to aspiring homebuyers who had been squeezed out of the market in recent years.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
For a government already watching interest payments squeeze out critical services, a weaker US dollar, and therefore less interest rate pressure, would be welcome in 2025.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
In addition, Maryland’s federal workforce stands to lose jobs as federal debt payments squeeze out funds critical to maintaining those federal jobs and programs.
—Tyrone E. Keys Jr., Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Squeeze out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeeze%20out. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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