boycott

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for boycott
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boycott
blackball
Verb
  • The Chicks were blackballed for the same thing: speaking out against the U.S. president in England.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
  • Rumors persist of prospective members being blackballed for simply asking about membership.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

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“Boycott.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boycott. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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