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Recent Examples of blacklisted
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.
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Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacklisted
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With revenues soaring, the late President Hugo Chávez, a left-wing populist, lavished cash on Venezuelan masses long excluded from the petroleum windfall.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Too many communities are excluded from growth.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Jackson also touched on sports at a time when Black athletes were ostracized for kneeling during the national anthem.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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As a result, athletes may be less likely to seek treatment and to come forward with their issues for fear of not wanting to have restrictions on their practice and competition put in place, of being ostracized from their teammates or of losing sponsorship or scholarship opportunities.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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Petrosian will compete as a neutral athlete after Russia was banned from the Olympics for its invasion of Ukraine, and as a result, the country has not participated in international competition in years.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Debate swirls around whether these financial behemoths should be banned.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
17 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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The reductive street code has blackballed Gunna in the rap game, with Offset and Roddy Ricch being the sole rapper collaborators on his two post-release albums.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ending affirmative action programs Multiple longstanding affirmative action plans and reporting requirements currently mandated by state law would be eliminated by this bill.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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That directional pressure mirrors the body’s natural flow patterns and encourages fluid to move centrally so it can be processed and eliminated.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Ex-Prince Andrew has effectively been excommunicated from the royal family as a result of his actions.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Vatican promptly excommunicated Lefebvre and the four other bishops, and the group today still has no legal status in the Catholic Church.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The city announced in a news release that CJR Construction Group of Raytown has been debarred for two years, meaning the company cannot receive city contracts during that time.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said parking on the shoulder of the highway near Meyers Beach is prohibited while the ice caves remain open.—
Danielle Kaeding,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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What items are prohibited at Innings Festival 2026?—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Blacklisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklisted. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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