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
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Divorced and unemployed, Coop gets blackballed from the finance sector entirely.
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Ryan Brennan
april 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
27 Sep. 2024
Campaign finance records reveal Trump’s cash crunch Donald Trump’s recent threat to blackball Republican donors who support his opponents was about more than just loyalty.
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Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
1 Feb. 2024
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Verb
After being blackballed from the finance sector, Coop resorts to burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items to stay afloat.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
Divorced and unemployed, Coop gets blackballed from the finance sector entirely.
—
Ryan Brennan
april 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
And Grey Sloan is number one on the blackball list.
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Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
27 Sep. 2024
Campaign finance records reveal Trump’s cash crunch Donald Trump’s recent threat to blackball Republican donors who support his opponents was about more than just loyalty.
—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
1 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackball
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The firms asked the judge to dismiss the case Wednesday, arguing Uber had failed to prove fraud.
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Delta denied this in its legal response, seeking to dismiss the case.
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The political landscape around data centers has since changed since Newsom’s veto in October, said Dan Schnur, a political science professor who teaches at UC Berkeley and USC.
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Kansas lawmakers last year failed to get the two-thirds support needed to call themselves into a special session on redistricting and override a potential veto by the Democratic governor.
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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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Los Angeles police Friday released bodycam footage of an officer killing a woman’s pet dog in a case that has sparked outrage and questions.
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The Israeli strikes killed five people around the town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, according to the official news agency NNA, and the army said a soldier was along the victims.
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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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The Pro will be no less weighty, but if need to travel up to 140 miles (225 km) per trip then the numerous pros will outweigh the single con.
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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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While prosecution witnesses have refused to delineate between the Lachman and Palisades blazes, Haney has repeatedly described them as two distinct incidents that ignited days apart.
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After a May debate, Smullen refused to shake his opponent's hand.
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Wilson was devastated by losing debates about the design of Congress and the presidency, and in particular by the convention’s refusal to acknowledge the centrality of regular people to the government.
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Roosevelt’s refusal settled, for a century, that in America only the people are sovereign.
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“Blackball.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackball. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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