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Recent Examples of boycott
But Morales' calls to boycott the election appeared to fall flat.
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Lucinda Elliott, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Shiek and Conn were added to the Vikings' 35-member cheer roster earlier this month, but after they were announced as members of the squad, some critics balked at the inclusion of the male cheerleaders, responding with threats to boycott the Vikings this season, according to NBC News.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters’ Trust has urged fans to boycott official merchandise and stay out of their seats for the opening of the new Championship season at Leicester City.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
The Weeknd decided to boycott the ceremony following his controversial shut-out at the 2021 ceremony.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Lucinda Elliott, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Shiek and Conn were added to the Vikings' 35-member cheer roster earlier this month, but after they were announced as members of the squad, some critics balked at the inclusion of the male cheerleaders, responding with threats to boycott the Vikings this season, according to NBC News.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters’ Trust has urged fans to boycott official merchandise and stay out of their seats for the opening of the new Championship season at Leicester City.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
The Weeknd decided to boycott the ceremony following his controversial shut-out at the 2021 ceremony.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boycott
blackball
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The reductive street code has blackballed Gunna in the rap game, with Offset and Roddy Ricch being the sole rapper collaborators on his two post-release albums.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Having exposed the existence of Task Force X at the end of the first season, Leota Adebayo has been blackballed by her mother, Amanda Waller, and thrown out again by her wife Keeya.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Boycott.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boycott. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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