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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  • The panel, which Kennedy reshaped earlier this year by dismissing its members and appointing some vaccine skeptics, will convene Thursday and Friday in Atlanta.
    Adeola Adeosun Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • An Arizona inmate tricked court officials into releasing him more than two decades early by filing fake orders allegedly dismissing his charges.
    Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • This consistency, Nassau argues, shields founders from the reputational hit of a prior lead refusing to participate in follow-ons.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries say they are united in refusing to back any spending measure that does not include key health care protections and commitments not to roll them back.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • The apology came less than 24 hours after an unidentified shooter opened fire at a college university killing Kirk, a media personality and author.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Come to the table, as Republicans and Democrats, to pass solutions to the epidemic of gun violence that’s killing both of us.
    Gabby Giffords, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Blackballing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackballing. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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