blacklisted

Definition of blacklistednext
past tense of blacklist

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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. Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • After the marathon, the AAU banned women from competing in races against men, as women had not previously been explicitly excluded.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
  • In experimental research with colleague Kristof Madarasz, Imas found that willingness to pay for an identical good roughly doubled when subjects learned a random subset of people would be excluded from purchasing it.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Though ostracized in their time, people who resisted internment are now seen as civil-rights pioneers.
    Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Miss Manners suspects that you will not be forever ostracized, or subject to any other repercussions.
    Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This month, the UAE banned most Iranians from entering or transiting the country.
    Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Critics contend prediction markets are circumventing states’ sports betting laws and operating in places that have banned the practice.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After being blackballed from the finance sector, Coop resorts to burglarizing the homes of those in his social circle and pawning the items to stay afloat.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Divorced and unemployed, Coop gets blackballed from the finance sector entirely.
    Ryan Brennan April 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When Ohio State’s Kayden McDonald and Georgia’s Christen Miller went early in the second round, that all but eliminated the option of the Ravens selecting an interior defensive lineman.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Israeli leaders say troops will remain in the zone, which extends about six miles into Lebanese territory, indefinitely, and that residents will not be allowed to return until the threat posed by Hezbollah to Israeli residents is eliminated.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Viganò — who though excommunicated, is allowed to keep his Archbishop title — has been present on the set of the sequel that is currently doing exterior shoots in various locations south of Rome.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The fraternity's national parent organization also excommunicated the chapter.
    Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
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
  • At one point during the discussion, Park Ridge Chief Bob Kampwirth said if the city did pass a resolution that prohibited city parking lot use, the most his officers could likely do would be to ask the federal officials to move.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Bodies were sighted, but fuel that could have been easily ignited and the natural terrain hampered rescue efforts to the point where even airboats were eventually prohibited from skimming the river of grass to help.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026

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“Blacklisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklisted. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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