blacklisted

Definition of blacklistednext
past tense of blacklist

Example Sentences

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacklisted
Verb
  • Prosecutors will have the chance to question Hale again, and defense attorneys reserved the right to ask for the testimony to ultimately be excluded.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Just a week before, Hassett had been excluded from a White House meeting in which the president decided to impose higher tariffs on Mexico, The New York Times reported.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The latter denies it, but his behavior responds to the fear of being ostracized if any suspicions were to arise.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In a society where boys and young men, particularly Black and brown males, feel overlooked, ostracized and dismissed, this school represents a safe space.
    Walter Fields, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That is consistent with a 2019 law that banned whale and dolphin captivity, though Marineland's animals were grandfathered in.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Some governments banned the service or issued warnings.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
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
  • Autonomy enables efficient use of space (facilities to support human presence on-board can be removed or eliminated), leading to leaner or more efficient designs.
    Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The online retailer announced a restructuring this week that eliminated 16,000 jobs which, added to 14,000 job cuts in October, equals about a 10% reduction in headcount in its corporate and tech workforce of roughly 350,000.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The student movement should have immediately excommunicated him.
    Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • While judges are prohibited from commenting on cases in Texas, Juvenile Division Chief at the Harris County Public Defender's Office Steven Halpert reportedly weighed in on the sensitivity surrounding sentencing juvenile offenders.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In the Olympics, fighting is prohibited.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 26 Jan. 2026

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“Blacklisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklisted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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