BLACKJACKS Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of blackjack

as in forces

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure you cannot blackjack me into going along with this

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as in bullies

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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blackjacks

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noun

plural of blackjack

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The story follows Alex, a photographer and young father in London, who faces an unexpected accident by the seaside, which forces him to contend with how quickly an idyllic life can slip away.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
This strains finance teams and forces them to focus on manual workarounds instead of the strategic work AI should free them up for.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of forces

Verb

Backstage, Kenny Omega calls the Don Callis Family bullies and tells them to pick any three members to face him and The Young Bucks, who are standing beside Omega, next week.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Williams called Valkyries fans bullies in an Instagram Live stream earlier this week, and by Friday night, Chase Center had the receipts.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 20 June 2026

Definition of bullies

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The recipe yields 4 cups of salty, spicy nuts that can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
With no batteries required, this scale has an 11-pound capacity that can hold up to 5 cups at a time.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of cups

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However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025

Definition of coerces

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Melanie Melanie came to this reunion prepared with both facts and a prosecutorial confrontation style that effectively intimidates all of her on-stage opponents.

— Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
In the five vignettes, James, as his character Eddie Horniman, intimidates various individuals while going through the clean-up, the sacrifice, the angle, the cut and the judgment — all steps of serving Stella Artois.

— Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

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Seashell cocktail goblets, sumptuous carpets, and soft fabric wall drapes in dreamy baby blue evoke silver screen-era Vegas.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
Fort Worth’s streets were lined with restaurants serving brisket, ribs, sausage and cold beer in frosted goblets.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of goblets

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This is because fruit development consumes much of the vine’s energy, so removing the fruit at this point allows the vine’s energy to continue to develop a strong cordon, canes (vertical shoots), and root system.

— The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Choose 3-6 strong, healthy, outside canes per plant to keep and leave 3-5 buds on each cane.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2026

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