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Recent Examples of boycott
But in 2023, the dissent grew louder, leading a group of Finnish artists to boycott Helsinki’s Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, which had previously received money from the Zabludowiczes and which subsequently cut ties with the collectors.
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
Members at a Brooklyn food cooperative voted in favor of a controversial proposal to boycott Israeli goods during an online meeting Tuesday night amid deepening divisions across NYC over Israel and Palestine.
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Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
That comes after the caucus last week called for Black athletes to boycott public universities in states that are gerrymandering congressional maps to eliminate districts held by Black lawmakers.
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Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
That logic is about as dimwitted as deciding to boycott all vegetables because some liberal vegetarians also happen to like them.
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David Jenkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
Members at a Brooklyn food cooperative voted in favor of a controversial proposal to boycott Israeli goods during an online meeting Tuesday night amid deepening divisions across NYC over Israel and Palestine.
—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
That comes after the caucus last week called for Black athletes to boycott public universities in states that are gerrymandering congressional maps to eliminate districts held by Black lawmakers.
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Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
That logic is about as dimwitted as deciding to boycott all vegetables because some liberal vegetarians also happen to like them.
—
David Jenkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boycott
blackball
Verb
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Kaepernick was blackballed from the NFL for his decision to kneel on the sideline during the playing of the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial injustice.
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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.
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“Boycott.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boycott. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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