blacklisting

present participle of blacklist

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Verb
  • The forecast includes only external sales, excluding those produced for prototypes, pre-order trials, or internal use.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • Most of the state, excluding parts of northeast Arkansas, is under marginal risk of severe weather, a level one out of five, through Wednesday evening, the briefing said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Borehole water is filtered through a reverse-osmosis system, eliminating the need for plastic bottles.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Thousand-dollar drones are eliminating systems worth millions, forcing Russian commanders to expend valuable resources defending against low-cost threats.
    Hunter LaCroix, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The suspect in that case was charged under Blair’s Law, a Missouri law banning celebratory gunfire.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
  • Academy and elite club teams essentially robbed prep soccer of its best players by forcing them to choose between their high school teams and elite club programs, demanding a year-round commitment and banning participation in other sports.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
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
Verb
  • Officials urge visitors to stay vigilant Authorities and experts alike said one of the largest factors in preventing an attack is whether law enforcement is notified about suspicious activity beforehand.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • An army official said recent drone strikes destroyed an RSF battalion and more than 50 armored vehicles in West Kordofan, preventing advances toward North Kordofan and el-Obeid.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • But Hawaii and other states flipped the default, prohibiting guns unless an owner gives express permission, rather than allowing guns unless they’re expressly prohibited.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • The first of a five-step tropical cyclone wind warning was hoisted over the northeastern coastal areas, prohibiting boats from heading out to sea.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
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
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
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“Blacklisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklisting. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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