blackballing

verb

present participle of blackball
as in dismissing
to reject by or as if by a vote he was disappointed to learn that he had been blackballed by the fraternity

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Recent Examples of blackballing Social media rumors swirled that the league was blackballing her because of her activism. — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Last week, Google made sweepstakes ineligible for advertising certification, effectively blackballing them. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025 In the past, the Young Money rapper has accused Roc Nation of blackballing her and also owing her $200 million. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackballing
  1. dismissing
  2. refusing
  3. killing
  4. vetoing
Verb
  • Yet, our president is dismissing all of the concerns as a hoax.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Owner Jim Crane already enacted one by dismissing general manager Dana Brown in August.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissing
Verb
  • But like in May, Ukraine’s European allies are refusing to heed the Kremlin’s call to abandon the city.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • April 20 – May 20 Your body may tell you what your schedule has been refusing to admit.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of refusing
Verb
  • California’s plan to save coastal homes from El Niño could end up killing beaches.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Attorneys for the men argued Harris fired the first shots, killing Turner and setting off the gun battle.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of killing
Verb
  • In her speech, Strada criticized President Barack Obama for vetoing JASTA.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • But even if the bill passes both chambers, the White House earlier said that the President’s advisers would recommend vetoing it.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 27 July 2026
Definition of vetoing

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“Blackballing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackballing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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