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Recent Examples of boycott
People who want to boycott [Israel] need to be much more selective.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
King, again one of the favorites, threatened to boycott the tournament, demanding pay equity for both genders.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Perhaps they were stuck scrapping for parts, or rushed, or working under the dark cloud of the backlash to Barrera’s firing (there have been calls to boycott the film).
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Jesse Jackson urged Americans to boycott it.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
King, again one of the favorites, threatened to boycott the tournament, demanding pay equity for both genders.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Perhaps they were stuck scrapping for parts, or rushed, or working under the dark cloud of the backlash to Barrera’s firing (there have been calls to boycott the film).
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 3 Mar. 2026
Jesse Jackson urged Americans to boycott it.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boycott
blackball
Verb
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Enter Sheila, a street magician blackballed by the local boys club who wows Lincoln with her tips-only act.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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Kaepernick was not issued a fine or suspension by the NFL, though no teams signed him as a 29-year-old free agent, leading to debate over whether he was blackballed by the league for his stance.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Boycott.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boycott. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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