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verb (1)

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verb (2)

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Recent Examples of balk
Noun
Many of these declarations were quickly followed by retractions or temporary suspensions, like a series of balks in an opaque tactical game. Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 3 May 2025 Boston scored two runs in a chaotic top of the first, which saw Jarren Duran thrown out at the plate on a Rafael Devers double, only for Devers to then score on a wild pitch and a balk by Blue Jays opener Yariel Rodriguez. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
Verb
While some may balk at adding more snakes to the neighborhood, there is a good reason behind the release, which is an annual event. Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 May 2025 But with so much uncertainty over both macroeconomic conditions and trade policies, many companies have been giving downbeat second-quarter forecasts and have been withdrawing or balking at revising their full-year projections. Lisa Kailai Han,sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for balk
Noun
  • Players utilize a set of common rules -- that can be altered by the game master -- and dice to overcome obstacles as the group works to collaboratively tell a story.
    Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
  • Powered by Adelaide, Forbes AI Running a company means facing obstacles that shake your foundation.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Other hurdles, such as charging infrastructure and consumer education, remain.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 13 May 2025
  • Despite the logistical hurdles, the experience left a profound impact on the actor.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • But this latest exchange had a far less satisfying denouement: an uncertain military outcome and a diplomatic embarrassment, in the eyes of Modi’s nationalist base.
    Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
  • Houston has lost its last six against the Ravens, including last year’s 31-2 embarrassment on Christmas Day.
    Dan Pompei, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors charged Dugan in April with obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent arrest.
    Todd Richmond, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • The Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s aggressive use of the obstruction charges.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2025

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“Balk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balk. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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