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Recent Examples of boycott
Lander and Goldman each opposed a vote by the Park Slope Food Co-op to boycott Israeli products.
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Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
But in 2023, the dissent grew louder, leading a group of Finnish artists to boycott Helsinki’s Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, which had previously received money from the Zabludowiczes and which subsequently cut ties with the collectors.
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
Members at a Brooklyn food cooperative voted in favor of a controversial proposal to boycott Israeli goods during an online meeting Tuesday night amid deepening divisions across NYC over Israel and Palestine.
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Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
That logic is about as dimwitted as deciding to boycott all vegetables because some liberal vegetarians also happen to like them.
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David Jenkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
But in 2023, the dissent grew louder, leading a group of Finnish artists to boycott Helsinki’s Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, which had previously received money from the Zabludowiczes and which subsequently cut ties with the collectors.
—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
Members at a Brooklyn food cooperative voted in favor of a controversial proposal to boycott Israeli goods during an online meeting Tuesday night amid deepening divisions across NYC over Israel and Palestine.
—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
That logic is about as dimwitted as deciding to boycott all vegetables because some liberal vegetarians also happen to like them.
—
David Jenkins,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boycott
blackball
Verb
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Kaepernick subsequently opted out of his contract with the 49ers and later in the year had received no contract offers; many of Kaepernick’s supporters suspected he was being blackballed because of his peaceful protests.
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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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“Boycott.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boycott. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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