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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Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
To mark the book’s release, Smithsonian magazine chatted with Risen about the roots of the Red Scare, the Hollywood blacklist and more.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
These include barring entire firms from federal courthouses and agency buildings and blacklisting even their most junior attorneys and staff from seeking federal jobs.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This blacklist blocks companies from engaging in imports and exports related to China and prohibits the firms from making new investments in China, according to the Chinese government’s news release.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
To mark the book’s release, Smithsonian magazine chatted with Risen about the roots of the Red Scare, the Hollywood blacklist and more.
—Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
The ideal terms of such an offer may change depending on the circumstances but could include commitments to regularly blacklist Chinese manufacturing facilities, restrict more tools, ban onsite maintenance activities, and share intelligence on equipment locations and production capacity in China.
—Nikita Lalwani, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2025
These include barring entire firms from federal courthouses and agency buildings and blacklisting even their most junior attorneys and staff from seeking federal jobs.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacklist. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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