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Recent Examples of blacklist
These developments come just weeks after a mysterious plane — sanctioned for shipping cargo to Russian allies blacklisted by the US — landed in the capital.
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Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The ship had previously been blacklisted by the United Kingdom and the European Union for helping Russia evade sanctions.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2025
Over the next decade, hundreds more stars and other key players in the entertainment industry were fired, purged and blacklisted in what became known as the blacklist era.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Many organisations blacklist insecure apps while whitelisting productivity and security apps.
—Mike Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The ship had previously been blacklisted by the United Kingdom and the European Union for helping Russia evade sanctions.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2025
Over the next decade, hundreds more stars and other key players in the entertainment industry were fired, purged and blacklisted in what became known as the blacklist era.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Many organisations blacklist insecure apps while whitelisting productivity and security apps.
—Mike Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacklist
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And some Boricuas anticipate that people from different ethnic and racial backgrounds won’t feel excluded.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mangione isn’t due in court again in the state case until May, when Carro is expected to rule on a defense request to exclude certain evidence that prosecutors say connects Mangione to the killing.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, sign language was banned in many Deaf schools, and children were required to attempt to speak and read lips.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the wake of that incident — and a similar one involving then-Iowa women’s star Caitlin Clark the same week — there was debate around the sport about whether court storms needed to be banned moving forward, lest players be injured during them.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Their biggest criticism is that CIC wants to eliminate the herd, instead of managing it through regulated hunting.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
6 Feb. 2026
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As the old trick says, baking soda can help eliminate odors in the fridge.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
5 Feb. 2026
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Kaepernick was not issued a fine or suspension by the NFL, though no teams signed him as a 29-year-old free agent, leading to debate over whether he was blackballed by the league for his stance.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
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By the time Childress was writing for Freedom, Paul Robeson was already an actor, athlete, and scholar blackballed by the U.S. government for his political views and Communist Party affiliations.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Nov. 2025
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Marino also didn’t rule out Tagovailoa’s potential presence as QB1 in 2026.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Investigators are not ruling out sabotage carried out by anarchists, citing similarities to the sabotage that targeted the French network during the 2024 Paris Olympics, when France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple malicious acts including arson.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Nicaraguan opposition figures, many now exiled, remember Dogu as an accessible diplomat.—
Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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He was detained by British authorities, imprisoned at the Atlit camp and exiled to Cyprus for nearly two years.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin could extend the terms of the treaty or renegotiate its conditions in an effort to prevent a new nuclear arms race.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Warming a meal completely takes about 15 minutes, with the temperature reaching 55 ºC (131 ºF) to ensure adequate heating that does not damage nutrients and prevents bacterial contamination.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Although Kraft and Belichick have been shut out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, both are expected to be enshrined eventually.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Korda won seven times in 2024 and was shut out in 2025.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklist. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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