black·list
ˈblak-ˌlist 
1
: a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted
2
: a list of banned or excluded things of disreputable character
a domain-name blacklist
… helped the government keep marijuana on the blacklist.—
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blacklisted; blacklisting; blacklists
: to put on a blacklist
blacklister
noun
Examples of blacklist in a Sentence
Noun
He's on the FBI's blacklist.
The rental company has created a blacklist of bad drivers.
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Jane S. Smith, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
This week, BlackRock’s retreat from progressive stances was rewarded when Texas took it off an investment blacklist.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
Kazem Kazerounian, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
His father, Duke, practiced law in the area for 54 years and was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his defense of actor-singer Paul Robeson.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
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Noun
Instead, my father resigned, joining a large company of blacklist victims whose stories are still very hard to uncover.
—Jane S. Smith, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
This week, BlackRock’s retreat from progressive stances was rewarded when Texas took it off an investment blacklist.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 June 2025
Verb
Across the Atlantic, the consensus is equally impressive: more than 4,000 legislators from 50 countries have formally endorsed the same roadmap and urged their governments to blacklist the IRGC.
—Kazem Kazerounian, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
His father, Duke, practiced law in the area for 54 years and was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his defense of actor-singer Paul Robeson.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacklist. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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