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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John Liu, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Wingtech is already on a US blacklist amid broader pressure aimed at curbing Beijing’s tech advances.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But on the tech front, Beijing’s ability to push back by at least a year the new US rule which would have vastly expanded the number of Chinese companies blacklisted from buying sensitive American technologies, is a major boon for Chinese firms.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Frictions between the two countries ratcheted up swiftly in September after the US expanded its export blacklist to hit significantly more Chinese companies’ access to American technology, while China ramped up its own export controls on rare earth minerals.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Wingtech is already on a US blacklist amid broader pressure aimed at curbing Beijing’s tech advances.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
He too has been sanctioned — blacklisted by financial institutions — for helping fund Assad’s regime and moving $40 million into Moscow real estate on behalf of Assad’s family.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
But on the tech front, Beijing’s ability to push back by at least a year the new US rule which would have vastly expanded the number of Chinese companies blacklisted from buying sensitive American technologies, is a major boon for Chinese firms.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacklist. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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