as in dismisses
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
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Leadership that dismisses or undermines inclusion inflicts real harm on students, faculty, and staff.—
Wanda James,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Lanthimos dismisses any anxiety the industry might have about accommodating neurodivergent performers.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Trump vetoes a bill that would help deliver clean drinking water to southeastern Colorado communities by financing a pipeline.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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Trump avoided defeat when most House Republicans declined to override the first of two vetoes of his presidency, which spiked a pair of nonpartisan infrastructure bills that would’ve benefited Colorado and Florida.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Unlike many artists who separate those worlds, Sierota refuses to see them as competing forces.—
Holly Alvarado,
Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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But Googoosh, now 75, refuses to be silenced.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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What are the pros and cons of each vehicle and what would be your preference?—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2026
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Here’s a look at the pros and cons of each type and how to pick the right type of tree for your space.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Storrie plays a young inmate in the film who attacks and ultimately kills Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) in Arkham Asylum.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Statewide in California, the population of between 50 and 70 wolves were responsible for 175 livestock kills between January and October of last year, state data show.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Finances could bear the early dismissals, too.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Cowdin describes more subtle—but no less damaging—dismissals.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But Sarah Graves gives a bit too much room and Penn downs a 3-pointeron the wing.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Nov. 2025
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In between questions about Nineties cultural touchstones like Friends, Space Jam, Beavis and Butthead, the Spice Girls, and Sir-Mix-A-Lot — during which Kravitz racks up a lot of points and Butler downs a lot of shots — the pair also discusses working on Caught Stealing.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Blackballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackballs. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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