1
as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
you cannot blackjack me into going along with this
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as in to intimidate
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
an extortionist trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money
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Recent Examples of blackjack
Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
Kyle Kirkland, head of the California Gaming Association, told CBS News Sacramento this would outlaw blackjack and allow for stricter changes to player-dealer games.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Banked games are those in which a player competes against the dealer — rather than the house or other players — as in the table games blackjack, baccarat and pai gow.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
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Verb
There, he got sucked in — to blackjack, poker, roulette.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
Kyle Kirkland, head of the California Gaming Association, told CBS News Sacramento this would outlaw blackjack and allow for stricter changes to player-dealer games.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
Compared with the solitary swiping of the sports-betting apps, the blackjack table was almost Rockwellian.
—Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Banked games are those in which a player competes against the dealer — rather than the house or other players — as in the table games blackjack, baccarat and pai gow.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackjack
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The idea was to lure visitors in with notions of decadence and frills, and then force them to confront the harsh realities of imperialism, colonialism, and the relentlessness of the fashion cycle.—
Emilia Petrarca,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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House and Senate Democrats plan to force separate votes in both chambers on Iran war powers resolutions this week.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Rob Johnson, 48, was intimidated stepping onto Red Rocks’ campus in 2024, surrounded by younger people fresh out of high school.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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So far, four different men have had at least a share of the lead with Augusta’s intimidating back nine looming in the late afternoon.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
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The average cup of joe is now less caffeine fix and more wellness ritual.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2026
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In bras, those band sizes of 42+ and cup sizes of D are losing market share, while midrange and smaller sizes including band size 40 and B and C cups are gaining share, the company found.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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An elderly man holding a cane is also shown in the upper left area of the painting.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The victim told police he was burned, forced to consume alcohol and beaten with aluminum bats, a walking cane and a belt, per CBS Austin, WDBJ 7 and KHOU 11.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Audacity seems to be setting up a deadly confrontation between them, but there’s still some chance JoAnne can be coerced into playing ball with Duncan.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 Apr. 2026
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The criminal syndicates refitted their properties as centres where teams of workers – often trafficked and coerced – run online scams at scale.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 Apr. 2026
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Their daughter was bullied by fake nude images at school.—
Bethany Bruner,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Family believes others may be involved Relatives say Marcus went to the home simply to visit a friend – and that he had been bullied and threatened in the days leading up to the shooting.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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When that got a laugh, Gorsuch went on a brief tour of the drinking habits of the Founding Fathers: John Adams took a tankard of hard cider with his breakfast every day.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
12 Mar. 2026
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John Adams drank a tankard of hard cider for breakfast.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Mar. 2026
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Williams left briefly before returning, after which the security guard sprayed him with mace, the court document said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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For about five minutes, the two kept passing each other as the man alternated between running and walking, similar to interval training, but Barker still instinctively took out her mace.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Blackjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackjack. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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