as in to exclude
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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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Digestible feminism is about getting your point across without aiming to exclude anyone.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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Others point to the fact that Tesla—despite leading the EV revolution—was excluded from new vehicle credits in Trump’s proposed tax package.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.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
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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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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Sabalenka’s 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-0 win in the semifinals prevents Swiatek from becoming the first woman to win four consecutive championships in Paris.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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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
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 18 Jun. 2025.
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