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Recent Examples of blacklist
Shares soared as much as 17% on the CATL’s first trading day Tuesday, despite the U.S. Department of Defense’s January decision to blacklist the battery maker for allegedly aiding Chinese military advances.
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Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Forever is one of the books that made Blume one of our most celebrated young adult authors — as well as one of the most blacklisted.
—Jazmine Hughes, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Soviet-style planning paralyzed the economy, while the North’s leaders sent hundreds of thousands from the South to re-education camps, blacklisting them from government jobs and banning their children from universities.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Huawei is blacklisted by the US and a number of allies.
—Will Knight, Wired News, 15 May 2025
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Cat Wang, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Forever is one of the books that made Blume one of our most celebrated young adult authors — as well as one of the most blacklisted.
—Jazmine Hughes, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Soviet-style planning paralyzed the economy, while the North’s leaders sent hundreds of thousands from the South to re-education camps, blacklisting them from government jobs and banning their children from universities.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Huawei is blacklisted by the US and a number of allies.
—Will Knight, Wired News, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacklist
Verb
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Raw materials such as gold and copper have been excluded from U.S. tariffs and the industry is pushing for diamonds to also be excluded.—
Charlotte Reed,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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The producers made an executive decision to exclude Gantu from the Lilo & Stitch live-action movie.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
Verb
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At the state level, Republicans seized upon the policy change to gin up support for a past policy that would have banned trans girls from school sports.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2025
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Words like social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion have been all but banned at most Fortune 500 companies.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Strangely, being blackballed hasn’t stopped her from working.—
Matthew Specktor,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Since that time, the free agent has been trying to get back on the field as a player, though it’s been widely said that he’s been blackballed.—
James Sanders,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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Boone didn’t rule out the Yankees swapping out a reliever for a fresh arm before Sunday’s game.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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She has been ruled out of Sunday’s game and has averaged 15.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.8 steals.—
John W. Davis,
Oc Register,
31 May 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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Some notices also advised keeping windows closed to prevent smoke getting indoors.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Nations begin to covet their AI and set up barriers to prevent other nations from stealing or copying the early AGI systems. Year 2037: Advances in AI showcase human-like situational adaptability and innovation.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Verb
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No major leaguer had thrown fewer in a nine-inning complete game since Kyle Hendricks required 81 to shut out the St. Louis Cardinals on May 3, 2019.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Aledo shuts out McKinney North, takes game one In its first state semifinal appearance since 2015, Aledo baseball started strong and never looked back.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2025
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklist. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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