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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
Enter Sheila, a street magician blackballed by the local boys club who wows Lincoln with her tips-only act.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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.