as in to exclude
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Recent Examples of blacklist
While accepting the lifetime achievement award from the Better World Fund Gala in Cannes, the actor made controversial comments about being blacklisted from Hollywood during his acceptance speech.
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Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
Hundreds of South Florida condos now on secret mortgage blacklist
April 4, 2025 5:30 AM
The firm, which is based in Boston but also practices in Florida, has established an online link where verified condo owners, board members and property managers can ask if their condo is blacklisted.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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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Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
Hundreds of South Florida condos now on secret mortgage blacklist
April 4, 2025 5:30 AM
The firm, which is based in Boston but also practices in Florida, has established an online link where verified condo owners, board members and property managers can ask if their condo is blacklisted.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacklist
Verb
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Digestible feminism is about getting your point across without aiming to exclude anyone.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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The bill, introduced by Democratic Sen. Susan Rubio, was amended to exclude criminals convicted of certain offenses the chance to seek parole, including those who killed a law enforcement officer or carried out a mass shooting at a school, among other offenses.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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New technology in supersonic aircraft can allow the planes to fly faster than the speed of sound without a disruptive sonic boom being heard on the ground, but the regulations still ban those flights over land.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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The new system does not ban exports outright, but requires government approval for each shipment.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Blue Diamond notified employees Friday morning that the site will wind down over the course of two years, eliminating 600 jobs.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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The Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Chad, Togo and Somalia all appear to be longshots for World Cup qualification and Afghanistan, Laos, Myanmar, Yemen and Turkmenistan have already been eliminated.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The Chicks were blackballed for the same thing: speaking out against the U.S. president in England.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
6 June 2025
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Rumors persist of prospective members being blackballed for simply asking about membership.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The Detroit Tigers are down a starter after Jackson Jobe was ruled out for the rest of the season with Tommy John surgery on Wednesday.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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He was ruled out on a close play at the plate that ended up getting reviewed.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
12 June 2025
Verb
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The original Tulsa King stars Stallone as a New York mobster who is exiled to Oklahoma and builds up his own new crime empire.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
5 June 2025
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The show follows Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Inspector, Donny ‘Fitz’ Fitzpatrick, who digs too deeply into a local politician’s nefarious activity, and is exiled to work in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
Verb
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President Trump on Wednesday signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, resurrecting an effort from his first term to prevent large numbers of immigrants and visitors from entering the United States.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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Iran's arch-foe Israel, which sees Tehran's nuclear programme as an existential threat, has repeatedly threatened to bomb the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.—
Parisa Hafezi,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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Pascal Siakam, the Pacers’ leading scorer in the game with 20 points, was shut out in the fourth quarter.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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The Brewers bullpen shut out the Cardinals from the sixth inning on, preserving the victory for Misiorowski.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklist. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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