as in dismissed
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 blackballed
The reductive street code has blackballed Gunna in the rap game, with Offset and Roddy Ricch being the sole rapper collaborators on his two post-release albums.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackballed
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Arkansas coach Sam Pittman was fired Sunday, and defensive coordinator Travis Williams, co-defensive coordinator Marcus Woodson and defensive line coach Deke Adams were dismissed Monday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the lead-up to the tournament, Argentina had played a series of friendlies without him, since Valencia refused to release him.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Geri refused to leave the premises, according to authorities, and was arrested without incident.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Over 67,000 Palestinians have been killed with more than 169,000 also injured since the start of the Israel-Hamas War, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Nearly 1,200 people were killed, mostly Israeli civilians, including many attending a weekend music festival.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
9 Oct. 2025
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The only concern is the status of 28 staffers whose positions are in question after funding was vetoed.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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DeWine signed the budget bill in June, but vetoed 67 provisions which would have provided immediate property tax relief to homeowners.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Blackballed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackballed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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