blackballing

present participle of blackball
as in dismissing
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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Verb
  • But Cortes last week cited the trio’s lack of a criminal record, willingness to pay restitution and their voluntary participation in community service in dismissing the charges.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • His team plans to argue for dismissing the charges.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • The documents included disciplinary information and reportedly showed that Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 graduation after refusing to inform on classmates involved in a cheating scandal.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The violations include student-athletes betting on and against their own teams, sharing information with third parties for purposes of sports betting, manipulating scoring or outcomes and/or refusing to participate in the investigation.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • By refusing to specify details of the case, the government keeps the possibility alive of changing their reasoning or their claims to have the same effect for different reasons—just as the mob changes its reasoning for killing Cinna.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Local police and first responders are also accused of failing to take Davis’ threats of killing someone seriously.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • The Nanny State had a mixed outing this year, with the governor vetoing a silly bill that would have banned non-stick cookware.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Newsom finished signing and vetoing the remaining bills on Monday evening.
    Kate Wolffe October 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Blackballing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackballing. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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