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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Recent Examples of blackjack
Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
But casinos are also a popular amenity on cruise ships, with everything from slots and roulette to blackjack often on board.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Pat Maio, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
The two met when Handler was playing blackjack but didn’t have any money on her.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Kyle Kirkland, head of the California Gaming Association, told CBS News Sacramento this would outlaw blackjack and allow for stricter changes to player-dealer games.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
But casinos are also a popular amenity on cruise ships, with everything from slots and roulette to blackjack often on board.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
The rules also end their ability to have blackjack-style tables — a big money draw for cardrooms.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
The two met when Handler was playing blackjack but didn’t have any money on her.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
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Verb
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The other key will be avoiding turnovers, as South Carolina is forcing more than 18 per game.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Soft, adjustable lighting, outdoor rain showers with peepholes framing the scenery, incredibly comfy poolside daybeds, super-crisp sheets, open-plan bathrooms with capacious closets—everything works, but nothing feels forced or superfluous.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Traditionally, doxing refers to the release of someone’s personal information—a home address or phone number—with the intent to intimidate or to encourage others to retaliate.—
Oriana van Praag,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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General Daily Insight for March 27, 2026 Having fun can make intimidating schedules much easier to handle.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Four Sigmatic is one of the OG mushroom coffees—one tablespoon delivers 9000mg of powerful adaptogenic mushroom powders like chaga, lion’s mane, and reishi, as well as a little caffeine (but less than your average cup of coffee).—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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On the side, there’s a cup of mushroom stock fortified with soy sauce, molasses, rosemary and a touch of cayenne pepper for dunking.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Rabell was wearing her nightgown, sobbing, shaking and slumped against her cane when Horta picked her up, Horta said.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Our journey culminates in a gathering around the ceremonial South Pole, candy-cane striped and flanked by international flags—the symbolic marker of where all lines of longitude meet (the geographic South Pole is several feet away and must be moved every year due to geology).—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the mid-twentieth century, the US government experimented on poor Black men in Tuskegee, Alabama, to understand the life-cycle of syphilis; the men were coerced into remaining in their study for decades despite the fact that the disease’s cure, penicillin, had been discovered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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And the folks for whom Live Nation is able to really coerce a lot of their economic opportunities, the venues that are afraid to get sideways with Live Nation.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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We just got bullied to the basket.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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And your husband should not have allowed himself to be bullied by his brother into sending a second present.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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When that got a laugh, Gorsuch went on a brief tour of the drinking habits of the Founding Fathers: John Adams took a tankard of hard cider with his breakfast every day.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
12 Mar. 2026
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John Adams drank a tankard of hard cider for breakfast.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
2 Mar. 2026
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Eight people were injured after bear mace was released during a fight among students near an Excelsior district high school Wednesday afternoon, according to the school and the San Francisco Fire Department.—
Lucy Hodgman,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Loki responds by aiming his mace to obliterate the old man, ready to snuff out his act of defiance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Blackjack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackjack. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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