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.

Examples of squeeze out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Form the mix into palm-size pancakes and squeeze out excess liquid. —Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 9 Dec. 2024

Moderates have been largely squeezed out of political relevance by acrimonious polarization, plus the extreme gerrymandering of congressional and legislative districts in many states. —Jim Nowlan, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2024

While that’s been frustrating for operators with single-state licenses, it’s also protected them from being squeezed out by multi-state corporations. —Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024

For Kwan, maintaining her lifestyle and taking care of her team were more important than squeezing out the maximum financial return. —Lien De Pau, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

Legal Definition

squeezeout

noun

squeeze·​out

ˈskwēz-ˌau̇t

: a corporate action or series of actions (as a refusal to declare dividends or the restricting of decision-making power in corporate governance) through which majority shareholders deprive minority shareholders of the benefit of stock ownership usually as part of an attempt to force sale of minority shares compare freezeout

Note: Freezeout and squeezeout are sometimes used as synonyms.