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Recent Examples of boycott
Multiple performers in a touring production of Les Misérables are reportedly planning to boycott a performance at the Kennedy Center that President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 May 2025
Sometimes boycotts, especially multiple efforts and messages, can be confusing to consumers who may not know which action to take, Brayden King, a professor of management and organizations at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, has previously told USA TODAY.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Shoppers are boycotting Walmart over rollbacks in DEI efforts from April 7 to 14 40-day boycott of Target is under way: Here's what to know about the Target Fast What are the results from the Feb. 28 economic blackout?
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 19 May 2025
And the African Human Rights Coalition is boycotting.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 May 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 May 2025
Sometimes boycotts, especially multiple efforts and messages, can be confusing to consumers who may not know which action to take, Brayden King, a professor of management and organizations at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, has previously told USA TODAY.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Shoppers are boycotting Walmart over rollbacks in DEI efforts from April 7 to 14 40-day boycott of Target is under way: Here's what to know about the Target Fast What are the results from the Feb. 28 economic blackout?
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 19 May 2025
And the African Human Rights Coalition is boycotting.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boycott
blackball
Verb
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Strangely, being blackballed hasn’t stopped her from working.—
Matthew Specktor,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Since that time, the free agent has been trying to get back on the field as a player, though it’s been widely said that he’s been blackballed.—
James Sanders,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Boycott.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boycott. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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