blacklisted

past tense of blacklist

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Verb
  • Pottery Barn Big Sur Square Arm Sofa Big ticket items, like this stunning sofa, aren’t excluded from deep discounts in the outlet.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Women have traditionally been excluded in post-atrocity research simply because no one asked them.
    Christopher P. Davey, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Annie became part of the Kele tribe but initially ostracized herself from the rest of the group and chose to go on solo missions rather than bond with the team.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Those with low self-esteem were more likely to use silence as a defensive response to criticism or rejection and were more likely to report feeling ostracized more frequently themselves.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • It was subsequently banned from fairs because of its grisly origin.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Although fur farms are banned in many countries, millions of animals are killed every year for their pelts, which are used in clothing, according to animal welfare charity Humane Society International.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The Red Sox were eliminated from the postseason in Game 3 of their wild card series against the Yankees, a game where Boston mustered just five hits all night and got a runner as far as second base exactly once.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • With the Yankees having eliminated Boston on a star-making performance from hurler Cam Schlittler—the 24-year-old fanned 12 batters and issued zero free passes to first over an eight-inning stretch—MLB enters the Divisional round with a murderer’s row of top media markets in play.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Harmses had been excommunicated from the church, and a current and a former church leader obtained protection orders, Bleazard said.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • For one, all THC-like intoxicating compounds and synthetic or lab-made cannabinoids would be prohibited.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Trucks will be prohibited along stretches of major roads that pass through residential areas, including Livernois, Dragoon, Clark, Scotten and West Grand Boulevard, as well as on all residential streets in that area.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Blacklisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklisted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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