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verb

Definition of blackjacknext
1
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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2
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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blackjack

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noun

1
as in cup

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2
as in cane

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Recent Examples of blackjack
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
This could lead to an increase in minimum bets at blackjack and poker tables, for example. — Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025 Not only are staple games like blackjack and roulette available. — Christopher Gerlacher, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blackjack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackjack
  1. force
  2. intimidate
  3. cup
  4. cane
  5. coerce
  6. bully
  7. tankard
  8. mace
Verb
  • The issue, which involved test-takers being cut off early or forced to reboot during the exam, has sparked outrage and raised questions about the fairness of the College Board’s response.
    — Scott White, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The Knicks rank second in turnovers forced per game and fifth in points scored off turnovers.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of force
Verb
  • Trump files spurious lawsuits to force his targets to defend themselves financially and legally and intimidate others from crossing him — or to surrender and settle, as ABC News did.
    — Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Trying to circumvent that process by removing or intimidating a judge – with violence or with impeachment – could endanger both judges and their families, and American democracy, experts and legal scholars say.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of intimidate
Noun
  • Food and dessert — sandwiches, avocado toast, yogurt and ice cream — range from a $3.50 for a cup of lemonade or ice cream to a $9.50 plate of avocado toast with tomatoes and cucumbers.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Like all airport lounges, Delta’s Sky Club network focuses squarely on business and first-class travelers who have things to do, places to be, and need a good cup of coffee or tea along with their peace and quiet — all scarce quantities at airports.
    — Paula Conway, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of cup
Noun
  • Injured in a fall during infancy, McCombs depended on the support of a cane for the rest of his life.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Alas, Mount Gay doesn’t grow enough cane to use in all its rums, and Single Estate is still limited to a few thousand bottles per year.
    — Tony Sachs, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of cane
Verb
  • These tariffs were originally intended to pressure Mexico to step up immigration enforcement at the U.S. border, and to coerce all three countries into doing more to limit illicit fentanyl trafficking into the United States.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Read more Iraq The World's Selective Outrage—Alawite Massacres in Syria Deserve Our Attention | Opinion The Asayish, Kurdistan's official security organization, regularly targets Assyrians in the Nahla Valley, coercing them to sign fake concessions.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of coerce
Verb
  • Once back, Jérémie can’t bear to leave, and Vincent, resentful of the intruder in his mother’s house, tries to bully him out.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
  • In the essay, the 37-year-old recalled how Trachtenberg was often bullied by their peers, with kids mocking her for her role in Harriet the Spy.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of bully
Noun
  • Force Ghosts • Raise a tankard of Weequay Pirate Brew to Michael Abels, The Acolyte’s composer.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 5 June 2024
  • 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
Definition of tankard
Noun
  • Barry’s Anthony Corrigan will play true weirdo Metamorpho, Isabela Merced will take up Hawkgirl’s mace, and Edi Gathegi will play Mister Terrific.
    — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Hawk Girl: The trailer showed a brief glimpse of Hawk Girl (Isabela Merced) soaring through a stunning Metropolis skyline while wielding her signature mace.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of mace

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