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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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Trump levied his greatest assault against the international economic order, announcing the most expansive set of tariffs in American history on both autocratic adversaries and America’s closest democratic allies in April 2025 (Russia was strikingly excluded).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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ISPs without a 2-gig or faster tier were excluded to ensure the rankings reflect the top-performing, next-generation networks available in 2025.—
Roxanne Downer,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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In his later years, Watson's reputation was tarnished by comments on genetics and race that led him to be ostracized by the scientific establishment.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The symbolism of a Caucasian family welcoming a stranger — an immigrant who doesn’t look like them — to share their abode, forcefully counters how immigrants to our shores often are othered and ostracized.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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The government banned the import, possession, use, manufacturing and distribution of all vapes in the Maldives in late 2024, regardless of age.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The country's largest opposition party Chadema was banned from contesting the elections and its leader Tundu Lissu is currently on trial on treason charges.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
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The trade war also eliminated hundreds of jobs tied to cross-border wine commerce and contributed to a boom in Canadian wine sales, reshaping consumer habits and retail offerings in the country.—
Dave Gordon,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Change is coming The Kansas school is among more than 1,900 public K-12 schools that have eliminated names and images determined to be disparaging to Indigenous peoples of the United States.—
Diana Lambdin Meyer,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The student movement should have immediately excommunicated him.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
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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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Until now, Medicare had been prohibited by law from covering medications prescribed specifically for weight reduction, a policy rooted in the 2003 Medicare Modernization Act, as noted by health news service KFF.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Israeli fans of the team were prohibited from attending the match due to safety concerns, but disturbances still broke out regardless, with anti-Israel protesters in the vicinity.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Blacklisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklisted. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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