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
Amazon Studios has been sued by a post-production vendor who alleges he was blackballed after refusing to pay kickbacks to an Amazon employee.
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Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2026
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.
—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
Enter Sheila, a street magician blackballed by the local boys club who wows Lincoln with her tips-only act.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Kaepernick was not issued a fine or suspension by the NFL, though no teams signed him as a 29-year-old free agent, leading to debate over whether he was blackballed by the league for his stance.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 May 2026
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.
—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
Enter Sheila, a street magician blackballed by the local boys club who wows Lincoln with her tips-only act.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Kaepernick was not issued a fine or suspension by the NFL, though no teams signed him as a 29-year-old free agent, leading to debate over whether he was blackballed by the league for his stance.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
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.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackballed
Verb
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Hassett dismissed Chapman's assessment, insisting that there is enough inventory.—
Ford McCracken,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
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When he’s dismissed from his SETI job, a huge cover-up ensues.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The stories below belong to 13 Black women who refused to be reduced to a statistic.—
Ayren Jackson-Cannady,
SELF,
29 May 2026
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Allen refused to unload the bike, which weighed roughly 300 pounds, according to court records.—
Rose Evans
Updated May 29,
Idaho Statesman,
29 May 2026
Verb
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At least 13 people were killed in the overnight assault that Ukraine’s military said involved more than 600 drones and dozens of missiles, including advanced hypersonics.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Israel says 23 of its soldiers and four civilians have been killed over the same period.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Verb
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It was vetoed, the override failed, and Chicago entered another summer with the same insufficient tools as the last.—
Desmon Yancy,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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The police cuts proposal drew a rebuke from Larry Calderone, head of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, the city’s largest police union, on Monday, and Wu has vetoed Council public safety cuts to police and fire in recent years.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
2 June 2026
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“Blackballed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackballed. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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