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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There is little reason to believe that the technological path that government officials happen to prefer is the optimum one — and the danger is that tax credits are creating market distortions that crowd out better solutions. —

Veronique De Rugy, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025 These can cause deadly debris flows after fires, while promoting growth of invasive plants that crowd out fire-resistant native vegetation and provide fuel for future fires. —

Tom Corringham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025 The boutique priorities of the few have crowded out elementary good governance — a problem pronounced in California but apparent wherever the ‘blue state model’ is practiced. —

Noah Rothman, National Review, 9 Jan. 2025 Without the rats, coconut trees are shooting up left and right—and crowding out native vegetation. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for crowd out