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An agreement adopted by the First Continental Congress and signed by all 53 delegates that urged colonists to boycott British goods.
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Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Another union of about 20,000 workers, representing both chip and non-chip work, is also upset with the terms of the deal and plans to boycott the vote.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 26 May 2026
What began as a threat to boycott the 2026 French Open has been reduced to a mild media protest.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Stars like Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have even suggested the players could boycott a Grand Slam at some point.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Justin Adams, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Another union of about 20,000 workers, representing both chip and non-chip work, is also upset with the terms of the deal and plans to boycott the vote.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 26 May 2026
What began as a threat to boycott the 2026 French Open has been reduced to a mild media protest.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Stars like Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff have even suggested the players could boycott a Grand Slam at some point.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boycott
blackball
Verb
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Amazon Studios has been sued by a post-production vendor who alleges he was blackballed after refusing to pay kickbacks to an Amazon employee.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Social media rumors swirled that the league was blackballing her because of her activism.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Boycott.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boycott. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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