blackjacked

verb

past tense of blackjack
1
as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure you cannot blackjack me into going along with this

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2
as in intimidated
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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  1. forced
  2. intimidated
  3. compelled
  4. bullied
  5. coerced
  6. frightened
  7. obliged
  8. scared
Verb
  • While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Just as Treasury is likely forced back toward longer-term bonds, the Fed under new Chair Kevin Warsh is moving to shrink its own balance sheet.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of forced
Verb
  • Iran does not appear to be publicly intimidated by the prospect of more financial sanctions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • What the Experts Say About Starting Out For anyone intimidated by the numbers, the study authors offered reassurance.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of intimidated
Verb
  • No law required it, no lawsuit compelled it, and the commission had not even reported.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Anna is a complicated character dealing with a mysterious trauma that has compelled the career change to become a ranger.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of compelled
Verb
  • For over two years, a 16-year-old transgender girl says she was bullied, excluded and discriminated against by her teammates and coaches at the Capital Crew youth rowing program housed at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Airing on March 18, 1975, the episode was focused on the Evans family’s young son Michael Evans (Ralph Carter), who was being bullied at school for his lunch money by classmate Eddie (Doug Grant).
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bullied
Verb
  • Jawad Boulos, who was Sarsour's lawyer when he was charged in Israel decades ago, testified that Sarsour was tortured in Israeli custody and coerced into making confessions.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Ripley, Tinkler Mendez added, didn’t appear to be coerced and remained cooperative hours into questioning.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of coerced
Verb
  • Fig, a dog from Tulare County, disappeared after becoming frightened by fireworks and gunfire during Fourth of July celebrations, according to authorities.
    — Denis Akbari, USA Today, 22 July 2026
  • Fig, an Australian shepherd, ran away from home after getting frightened by July Fourth fireworks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of frightened
Verb
  • Smotrich says the ultra-Orthodox should be obliged to serve, but that arresting them would create division.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • What changes from one announcement to the next is who is obliged to deliver it.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of obliged
Verb
  • The ones who are guessing or scared or covering a gap in their own thinking are the ones who dress uncertainty up in language that sounds important.
    — Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Gamache immediately raced his boat toward the group, and the approaching vessel apparently scared the alligator away.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of scared
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“Blackjacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackjacked. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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