blackballs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blackball
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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blackballs

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noun

plural of blackball
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as in vetoes

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as in banishments

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackballs
  1. dismisses
  2. vetoes
  3. banishments
  4. refuses
  5. cons
  6. dismissals
  7. kills
  8. downs
Verb
  • Oppenheim dismisses the comparison, saying their series isn’t a conventional documentary.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The incumbent's campaign dismisses the Democratic push as the last-ditch effort of a campaign that will fall short.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismisses
Noun
  • Ford has pledged to bring back bills outgoing Lombardo killed in his record-breaking vetoes, including limiting the number of homes large corporations can buy and giving the state the power to adopt Medicaid negotiated prescription drug prices.
    — Lucia Starbuck, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Democrats picked up 20 seats in the House, effectively barring Republicans from overriding gubernatorial vetoes without the help of Democratic lawmakers.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of vetoes
Noun
  • After eight episodes, six banishments (both failed and successful), and one controversial blue sweater, Colton Underwood was officially murdered on The Traitors, thus ending the time of one of Season 4’s most controversial contestants.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Underwood has been one of the most vocal Faithfuls this season and has led the charge on a number of misguided Faithful banishments, giving Rinna some room to maneuver out from under his argument.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of banishments
Verb
  • The Western Illinois recruit thrives on meting out punishment and refuses to go down easily.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • To join the tide of anti-intellectualism that refuses to take this seriously or rise to the challenge of doing so, as Tate has done with this exhibition, is a grave shame.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of refuses
Noun
  • The handout compared the pros and cons of the vitamin K shot with oral vitamin K drops, noting that the drawbacks of the drops are that some babies may not be able to absorb them or may spit them up.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026
  • As the website’s user base holds its breath over the future, these are some pros, cons, and big unknowns to consider about where Letterboxd is going.
    — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of cons
Noun
  • Next year, if Democrats claim the majority in both chambers, the GOP can’t expect quick dismissals.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But even with the dismissals, Live Nation is still calling a foul.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of dismissals
Verb
  • Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The deadliest form of skin cancer, melanoma, kills more than 8,000 Americans a year and in Connecticut, nearly 900 people will be diagnosed each year.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of kills
Verb
  • Aledo builds momentum, downs Arlington Aledo’s offense has found a groove.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Both teams had ups and downs (mostly downs for the Browns) but Ohio State was always a much better, and much more fun atmosphere.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of downs
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“Blackballs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackballs. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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