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.

Examples of crowd out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It was brought here by people to be planted as an ornamental tree and has exploded across the country, growing in all sorts of habitat and crowding out the native trees and shrubs. —Stan Tekiela, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025

Wealth and power tend to hog center stage and crowd out the supporting cast. —David Galef/chicago Tribune, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025

Europe’s Cautious Approach Europe’s cautious approach aims to achieve strategic autonomy without crowding out the private sector or compromising personal privacy. —Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024

Also, the way the system is designed, to have the quote-unquote best and brightest workers from abroad, are crowded out by just the sheer volume of petitions that are filed. —William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for crowd out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout