blacklisting

verb

present participle of blacklist
as in excluding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacklisting
  1. excluding
  2. eliminating
  3. banning
  4. blackballing
  5. preventing
  6. prohibiting
  7. debarring
  8. ostracizing
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  • Since May 1, New York state, excluding New York City, has seen 107 cases.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The labor force participation rate fell to its lowest level in half a century when excluding the pandemic, according to data released Thursday.
    — Dan Mangan,Luke Fountain,Kevin Breuninger,Garrett Downs,Ashley Capoot,Justin Papp, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of excluding
Verb
  • The program was cut as the city navigated a $66 million budget shortfall, most of which was balanced by eliminating around 100 vacant positions, issuing a few pink slips, raising fees and cutting spending on homelessness.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Prestigious universities, including Miami, Tulane, WashU, and UNC, are eliminating supplemental essays from their college applications, following a trend set by TCU and UVA.
    — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of eliminating
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  • Last year, the Supreme Court struck its first blow against transgender rights by upholding a Tennessee law banning transgender care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy, for minors.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • This is not the first time the Supreme Court has dealt with a law banning children from accessing content online.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of banning
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  • Social media rumors swirled that the league was blackballing her because of her activism.
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Last week, Google made sweepstakes ineligible for advertising certification, effectively blackballing them.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of blackballing
Verb
  • The rabies vaccine, if administered immediately after exposure, is nearly 100% successful at preventing the disease, according to the World Health Organization.
    — Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Mount Aukum Road was closed to southbound motorists at the community of Pleasant Valley, preventing travel into the fire zone.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of preventing
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  • The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Texas law prohibiting minors from downloading apps without their parent's consent to go into effect.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • Among other issues, Schroer has also pushed legislation prohibiting international organizations like the World Health Organization and the United Nations from exercising jurisdiction in his state.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
Definition of prohibiting
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  • If Chiu succeeds in debarring Collective Impact, the nonprofit would have to end its summer and after-school programs and close the doors of its three-decade-old Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, its attorneys Lauren Kramer Sujeeth and Si Eun Amber Lee wrote.
    — Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2025
Definition of debarring
Verb
  • The Vanity Fair article was published shortly after, further ostracizing Adams from her former friends and causing the remaining Eternal Values members to become even more insular.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 June 2026
  • While going on a spiel about the pitfalls of ostracizing family members for voting MAGA, the TV personality pivoted to his personal experience.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
Definition of ostracizing
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