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Recent Examples of boycott
Many vowed to boycott Publix, which has more than 900 stores in Florida.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2026
Other people made calls to boycott the films, TV shows or music of any celebrities attending the event.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
This comes as part of a national strike, calling for people to boycott work, school and spending on May 1.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Calls to boycott the soccer games have grown louder in the last few months.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2026
Other people made calls to boycott the films, TV shows or music of any celebrities attending the event.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
This comes as part of a national strike, calling for people to boycott work, school and spending on May 1.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Calls to boycott the soccer games have grown louder in the last few months.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boycott
blackball
Verb
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Amazon Studios has been sued by a post-production vendor who alleges he was blackballed after refusing to pay kickbacks to an Amazon employee.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Social media rumors swirled that the league was blackballing her because of her activism.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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“Boycott.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boycott. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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