Thesaurus / boycott
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The company was the first high-profile advertisers to join the boycott — and now one of the first to announce its return.
AS THE FACEBOOK BOYCOTT ENDS, BRAND ADVERTISERS ARE SPLIT ON WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WITH THEIR MARKETING BUDGETSSEB JOSEPHAUGUST 3, 2020DIGIDAYIt also appears Facebook won’t need to make many of the concessions boycott organizers wanted.
DID THE FACEBOOK ADS BOYCOTT ACTUALLY WORK?GREG STERLINGJULY 30, 2020SEARCH ENGINE LANDIn some cases, publishers have been able to draw a direct connection between the Facebook video ad revenue decline and the advertiser boycott.
AS ADVERTISERS BOYCOTT FACEBOOK, PUBLISHERS SEE VIDEO AD REVENUE FALL IN JULYTIM PETERSONJULY 16, 2020DIGIDAYBoycott or no boycott the biggest Facebook advertisers were always going to spend less on the platform in 2020.
ADVERTISERS WERE CUTTING THEIR FACEBOOK AD SPENDING WELL BEFORE THE BOYCOTT BEGANSEB JOSEPHJULY 10, 2020DIGIDAYWhen he met with leaders of the boycott, he stuck to familiar talking points.
FACEBOOK IN THE AGE OF REVOLTBRIAN MORRISSEYJULY 10, 2020DIGIDAYThere is hot talk of a boycott to be extended to everything sold or handled by the Hatch syndicate.
THE WRECKERSFRANCIS LYNDEAnother common word taken at first from politics, but now used in a general sense, is boycott.
STORIES THAT WORDS TELL USELIZABETH O'NEILLThat was a secondary boycott, which Mr. Cleveland said ought to be suppressed.
ETHICS IN SERVICEWILLIAM HOWARD TAFTAs soon as opposition developed the Ku Klux “freedom of the press” manifested itself in a desire to boycott the newspaper.
THE MODERN KU KLUX KLANHENRY PECK FRYIt is generally used in English as a verb of which the nearest equivalent is another curious verb—to boycott.
THE SCIENCE OF FAIRY TALESEDWIN SIDNEY HARTLANDWORDS RELATED TO BOYCOTT
- ban
- bar
- bate
- blackball
- blacklist
- block
- bounce
- boycott
- close out
- count out
- debar
- disallow
- drive out
- eject
- eliminate
- embargo
- estop
- evict
- except
- force out
- get rid of
- ignore
- interdict
- keep out
- leave out
- lock out
- obviate
- occlude
- omit
- ostracize
- oust
- pass over
- preclude
- prevent
- prohibit
- proscribe
- put out
- refuse
- refuse admittance
- reject
- remove
- repudiate
- rule out
- set aside
- shut out
- shut the door on
- sideline
- suspend
- throw out
- veto
- ward off
- bans
- bars
- bates
- blackballs
- blacklists
- blocks
- bounces
- boycotts
- closes out
- counts out
- debars
- disallows
- drives out
- ejects
- eliminates
- embargoes
- estops
- evicts
- excepts
- forces out
- get rids of
- ignores
- interdicts
- keeps out
- leaves out
- locks out
- obviates
- occludes
- omits
- ostracizes
- ousts
- passes over
- precludes
- prevents
- prohibits
- proscribes
- puts out
- refuses
- refuses admittance
- rejects
- removes
- repudiates
- rules out
- sets aside
- shuts out
- shuts the door on
- sidelines
- suspends
- throws out
- vetoes
- wards off
- ban
- bar
- blackball
- blockade
- boycott
- coventry
- cut
- debarment
- debarring
- discharge
- dismissal
- ejection
- elimination
- embargo
- eviction
- exception
- excommunication
- interdict
- interdiction
- keeping out
- lockout
- nonadmission
- occlusion
- omission
- ostracism
- ousting
- preclusion
- prevention
- prohibition
- proscription
- refusal
- rejection
- relegation
- removal
- repudiation
- segregation
- separation
- suspension
- veto
- be insubordinate
- boycott
- break with
- censure
- combat
- come out against
- criticize
- defy
- denounce
- disobey
- dissent
- drop out
- fight
- get out of line
- insurrect
- make waves
- mutiny
- oppose
- opt out
- overthrow
- overturn
- remonstrate
- renounce
- resist
- revolt
- riot
- rise up
- rock the boat
- run amok
- secede
- strike
- take up arms
- turn against
- upset
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