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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  • The architecture promotes an indoor-outdoor feel, allowing in views of sea, sky, and desert while excluding distractions.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Vylor is thinking about roughly $1 billion in annual share repurchases from 2027 through 2029, excluding major acquisitions, alongside a modest dividend.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of excluding
Verb
  • Hilton proposed cutting taxes on the first $150,000 of income, paid for by eliminating high-speed rail funding, and floated building 10 new cities.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Cappelli also distinguished between eliminating jobs and eliminating employees.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of eliminating
Verb
  • And the second-largest district, the Los Angeles Unified School District, recently followed suit, banning students from using AI on district devices.
    — Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
  • One thing, Ramesh, that the Republican White House stood for this week is banning certain media outlets.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • 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
  • When transitioning from hard flooring to rugs or carpets, the system automatically adjusts suction levels and modifies its brush roll behavior to maximize particle pickup while preventing hair entanglements around the main rollers.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The discovery of the left atrial septal pouch is about more than preventing strokes.
    — Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of preventing
Verb
  • The Missouri Supreme Court upheld that ban earlier this year in a unanimous ruling that allowed the state to continue prohibiting the procedures.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Lovejoy leaders last week updated the zoning code for the city of roughly 13,000 people, explicitly prohibiting data centers.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of prohibiting
Verb
  • 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
  • Singer’s journey Looking at Parton’s life reveals how a celebrity can incorporate religion into their public persona, without ostracizing admirers from other traditions.
    — Sarah Dees, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The deliberations come as the Treasury Department on Monday warned countries doing trade with Iran that new secondary sanctions are in the pipeline aimed at ostracizing nations that continue to do business with Tehran.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ostracizing
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“Blacklisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklisting. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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