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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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Recent Examples of blackjack
BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
Hov and Michael Rubin are hosting an invite-only blackjack tournament in Atlantic City on Sunday (Sept. 15), reps for the Fanatics CEO confirmed to Billboard.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024
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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 Newsom’s signature on Senate Bill 549, tribes now have the ability to ask a judge to decide their longstanding claim that the state’s card rooms are illegally offering card games such as blackjack and pai gow poker.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
Hov and Michael Rubin are hosting an invite-only blackjack tournament in Atlantic City on Sunday (Sept. 15), reps for the Fanatics CEO confirmed to Billboard.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024
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Verb
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To avoid insolvency, the plan could be forced to lean on its member carriers.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The human dancing videos and the cat dancing videos on TikTok have nothing on the dancing by politicians who voted for the law forcing its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to either sell the popular and addictive app or face a shutdown in this country.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Tough competition, top golf Despite the strength of the field, Ribeiro says he isn’t intimidated and focuses on having fun while also trying to be competitive.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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However, Schenker says the organization’s ability to intimidate Lebanon’s population is diminishing.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the video, the user holds up a coffee cup, which the AI assistant identifies as a Starbucks cup, before directing the user to the nearest branch in their hotel.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (about 1 cup) Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley Directions Cook ground beef: Preheat oven to 350°F.—
Craig Ruff,
Southern Living,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Paul Pelosi walked slowly to his seat with the help of a purple cane, more than two years after being bludgeoned with a hammer by an intruder looking for his wife, Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker.—
Heather Knight,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Simulation exercises, like walking with a blindfold while using a cane, help people understand the life of someone who has lost their sight.—
Caitlin Granfield,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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But a divided panel of appeals court judges said the parents hadn’t shown that they or their children had been coerced to believe or act contrary to their religious views.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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In early 2018, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled that Samuels had coerced McCool into letting the deputy sheriff search his apartment and vacated the convictions.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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After spending two days with the Heat on the Northern California portion of their most recent road trip, this much was made quite clear: The Heat are not about to be hurried or bullied into a bad deal.—
Sam Amick,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Trump responded by repeatedly bullying him, threatening to annex Canada.—
Stephen Maher,
TIME,
7 Jan. 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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An argument ensues between two of the officials that ends when the not-quite-dead man gets bonked on the head with a mace.—
David Plazas,
The Tennessean,
17 Apr. 2024
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Weapons of any kind (no knives or mace/pepper spray of any size).—
Ed Masley,
The Arizona Republic,
1 Dec. 2024
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“Blackjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackjack. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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