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as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
you cannot blackjack me into going along with this
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as in to intimidate
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
an extortionist trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money
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as in cane
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BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
The ships’ state-of-the-art casinos, featuring slots, blackjack, craps, and more provide ample distraction during days at sea.
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—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The casino may be able to pick up some additional money from tables, after the gaming commission in mid-March allowed craps to resume and blackjack tables to expand.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
Noun
With just a few batteries, and no need for tools or soldering, young engineers can build a disco ball, a programmable fan and various games, including a home run derby, a memory game and blackjack.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
The ships’ state-of-the-art casinos, featuring slots, blackjack, craps, and more provide ample distraction during days at sea.
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—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackjack
Verb
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That gives you a puncher’s chance against a team that runs on makes and misses and forces defensive miscues by sheer virtue of its pace of play.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Set in the winter of 1591, the play unfolds across three clandestine meetings where the rival playwrights are forced into creative collaboration amid a climate of conspiracy and paranoia.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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Democrats have said the Trump administration is trying to intimidate them out of performing their role overseeing how the executive branch implements laws.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The guys who are willing to intimidate by hurting people will always win.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Pour 1/4 cup of the vinaigrette over the berries and fennel.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 May 2025
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Melt 1/4 cup of the butter in a small saucepan over medium; remove from heat.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission educators will provide cane poles, rods and reels, bait and tackle and offer fishing tips.—
Flip Putthoff,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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Meanwhile sugar cane extract gently exfoliates while antioxidants to signs of aging, for overall more vibrant skin tone and improve elasticity.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
19 May 2025
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The alleged kidnappers shocked the victim with electric wires, held him upside down from the top of a staircase, cut his leg with a saw and threatened to kill his family in a bid to coerce their Italian hostage to unlock his Bitcoin account, prosecutors said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Swat is coerced into taking on the role or finally getting legal comeuppances for all of his misdeeds and ends up taking on solving the mystery of a series of disappearances plaguing Echo city.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 May 2025
Verb
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His rustiness was evident, as he was bullied off the ball often and punished for an uncharacteristically poor first touch at the Emirates Stadium.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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But he’s bullied at that school, and even at home, things rarely go his way.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Force Ghosts • Raise a tankard of Weequay Pirate Brew to Michael Abels, The Acolyte’s composer.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
5 June 2024
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Old New York money probably chased a tankard from around 1710 that belonged to Henry Beekman, whose grandson, Robert Livingston, signed the Declaration of Independence.—
Brian T. Allen,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2024
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Manley thinks this is due to tradition and people trusting their guns over bear mace.—
Benjamin Alva Polley,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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In Mari’s attempt to escape, they both were sprayed with mace, leaving them equally in pain and defeated.—
Esther Zuckerman,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Blackjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackjack. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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