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Recent Examples of boycott
More than 20 organizations have since supported the call to boycott the film over Barrera’s firing, and there were protesters at the film’s premiere.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Many of them did so outside of the House chamber, choosing to instead boycott the annual address at a time when the government is in its third partial shutdown in the last five months.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Others are expected to boycott the speech without plans for any counterprogramming.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Clark will be the highest-ranking House Democrat to boycott the speech.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Many of them did so outside of the House chamber, choosing to instead boycott the annual address at a time when the government is in its third partial shutdown in the last five months.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Others are expected to boycott the speech without plans for any counterprogramming.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Clark will be the highest-ranking House Democrat to boycott the speech.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 24 Feb. 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 14 Mar. 2026.
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