as in to dismiss
to reject by or as if by a vote
he was disappointed to learn that he had been blackballed by the fraternity
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Recent Examples of blackball
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Even a popular New York City venue allegedly uses it to blackball people its millionaire owner considers adversaries.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
For more than 20 years, apologists for Israel have sought to shame, blackball, and fire professors who criticize Israeli policy.
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David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Verb
Social media rumors swirled that the league was blackballing her because of her activism.
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Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Even a popular New York City venue allegedly uses it to blackball people its millionaire owner considers adversaries.
—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
Even a popular New York City venue allegedly uses it to blackball people its millionaire owner considers adversaries.
—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
For more than 20 years, apologists for Israel have sought to shame, blackball, and fire professors who criticize Israeli policy.
—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackball
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In April, the Superior Court dismissed the three citations Hubbard received in May 2025 when no park ranger or city attorney appeared for the prosecution, his lawsuit states.
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Freeney did not dismiss the business side of the arrangement.
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Others became law without Kelly’s signature or were enacted over her veto by Republicans in the House and Senate.
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DeSantis’ vetoes carved roughly $800 million from the $115 billion state budget the Legislature passed in May, including 140 projects requested by Miami-Dade lawmakers that are worth nearly $88 million, according to a Miami Herald analysis.
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Sore from the torment of her family’s banishment, Espinoza feels the pulse of current events.
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The appeals court ruled in September 2025 that Mid Vermont Christian must be allowed to participate in state athletics, after two years of banishment had passed.
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The mother of a man killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike in Manhattan is demanding justice for her son.
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The one-two punch wreaked massive destruction throughout the region, killing at least 235 and wounding more than 4,300.
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What are the cons of investing in gold?
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Read this for details of how to download and read on for the pros and cons of installing the new software now.
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Expect the backlash, posing risks of fandom ostracism for any significant animator seemingly endorsing AI, to play out at late June’s Annecy Festival.
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During the global debt crisis of the 1980s, the choice between debt servicing by means of an IMF program and ostracism from global markets was put on broad display.
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Wurth saw two more physicians who refused to discuss hormones before a urologist started her on estrogen gel, oral progesterone and a vaginal estrogen cream.
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The man had a gun and refused to drop it when ordered to by police, the sheriff said.
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The Ducks have seven days to exercise their right of first refusal on the player, per the NHL collective bargaining agreement.
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Republican hardliners jammed up the House floor this week, in part because of congressional leadership's refusal to attach a version of the election bill, dubbed the SAVE America Act, to the National Defense Authorization Act.
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“Blackball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackball. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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