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Recent Examples of boycottedOthers were thwarted when male jockeys boycotted or threatened to boycott if a woman was riding.—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boycotted
blackballed
Verb
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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Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
Amazon Studios has been sued by a post-production vendor who alleges he was blackballed after refusing to pay kickbacks to an Amazon employee.