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

There was a slide challenge on James McAtee that was customarily nowhere near the target, but then Casemiro helped crowd out City in midfield on the half-hour to spring an attack. —Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024

On the merits, this warning should crowd out every other story in the campaign. —Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024

Since leaving their aquarium Eden, the crustaceans have slowly taken over some European waterways—and even crowded out local species as far away as Madagascar. —Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2024

And heavy federal spending in response to the pandemic added to the deficit and bloated public debts, which will crowd out investments and increase the government’s interest costs. —Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024