blackjacking

present participle of blackjack
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackjacking
Verb
  • The Raptors ran relentlessly, even as Atlanta turned the ball over just 16 times, a far cry from what the Raptors were forcing in the preseason.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • However, West Virginia’s defense has a knack for forcing turnovers.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Jays’ bullpen allowed only two runs in five innings in Game 1, but is hardly intimidating.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • While potentially an intimidating shoe to some consumers, Hosk demonstrated how the statement boots can be styled.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In one recent case, a 22-year-old man used Discord to prey on victims as young as 12 years old, coercing them into creating explicit content.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Employers would be prohibited from pressuring or coercing anyone into signing such a waiver.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was wrapped up in a high-profile bullying scandal during the 2013 season.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Wembanyama added weight and has been bullying defenders in the paint during the preseason while shooting fewer treys.
    Stan Son, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even prior to Preservé’s arrival, the Motiva implants had begun fueling a shift in the way some surgeons perform breast augmentation, compelling them to more frequently place implants on top of the chest muscle instead of underneath it, as has been customary for decades.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
  • And yet, today, a few pieces of evidence are compelling us to reconsider this scenario.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Vance and his family reportedly stayed in a lavish Georgian manor owned by a light-bulb magnate, obliging me to ask whose bright idea that was.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kids will love sending this Dilophosaurus sauntering across the floor, frightening everything and everyone in his path.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Instances of swatting have been plaguing the nation for years, with fake shooting threats frightening the public and forcing schools, hospitals, grocery stores, office buildings, and airports into temporary lockdowns.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This document, signed by a sponsor, is a legally enforceable contract obligating the sponsor to support the immigrant and prevent them from relying on public aid.
    Daniel Shoer Roth, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The following year, legislation was passed formally designating these problems as matters of national concern and obligating local governments to implement countermeasures.
    Gil Press, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Blackjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackjacking. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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