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Recent Examples of blacklist
At a time when country artists were largely apolitical, the group was blacklisted by country radio stations and even faced death threats.
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
In November 2023 Vestiaire blacklisted 30 fashion brands including H&M, Mango, Uniqlo and Zara from being bought, sold or listed on its platform, and continued adding brands such ultra-fast-fashion players Temu and Shein.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
They were blacklisted, harassed, silenced, and even imprisoned.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Many organisations blacklist insecure apps while whitelisting productivity and security apps.
—Mike Rosen, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
In November 2023 Vestiaire blacklisted 30 fashion brands including H&M, Mango, Uniqlo and Zara from being bought, sold or listed on its platform, and continued adding brands such ultra-fast-fashion players Temu and Shein.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
They were blacklisted, harassed, silenced, and even imprisoned.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 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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The team was excluded from an October race in Italy, the Giro dell'Emilia, because of concerns over potentially disruptive pro-Palestine protests.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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One-time use and valid towards food purchase only, alcohol excluded; no cash value and cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion (including happy hour) excludes tax and gratuity.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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There is a reason that Rice, who first renounced then rejoined her faith, often found her books banned.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
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Our findings help explain why a growing number of companies have rules restricting or banning relationships across reporting lines.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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At Paradromics, researchers have developed a chip with thinner wires than the Utah array, something that reduces, but does not eliminate, the damage done to brain tissue.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Muhammad Ali Hadid, a senior member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was eliminated in Nabatieh, while another operative was struck in Ayta ash Shab after being seen collecting intelligence on Israeli positions, according to the Israeli military.—
Rachel Wolf , Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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In the past, the Young Money rapper has accused Roc Nation of blackballing her and also owing her $200 million.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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The premise is the plot: Powell plays Russ Holiday, a disgraced University of Oregon star who blows a championship game so spectacularly that he’s blackballed from the pros.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Liverpool were competitive in the first half, and perhaps unfortunate to see Virgil van Dijk’s equaliser ruled out for interference from an offside position, but City pressed home their advantage through the brilliance of left-winger Jeremy Doku.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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After a few more appointments and additional testing to rule out other potential causes, Hamady was started on oral progesterone and estradiol gel.—
Olivia Lee,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Krasinski also has the least interesting yet very successful Hollywood career imaginable, but that doesn’t mean he should be exiled or worse.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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And with their father being basically exiled to Sandringham and their mother moving somewhere separately for the first time in years, everyone is wondering how Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie will react and how this all affects them.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Heat, which was out-rebounded 61-38 in Wednesday’s loss in Denver, has had particular difficulty preventing teams from rebounding their own miss.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Nov. 2025
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Other artists who were surprisingly shut out include Reneé Rapp and Benson Boone.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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But some acts were shut out of the competition altogether, while others' inclusions came as a surprise.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklist. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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