blacklists

verb

present tense third-person singular of blacklist
as in bans

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacklists
  1. bans
  2. excludes
  3. eliminates
  4. prevents
  5. exiles
  6. rules out
  7. prohibits
  8. shuts out
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  • The Taliban bans filming in public areas where flogging as well as stoning takes place, but MA says that individuals who oppose the practice have been discretely filming these events, then posting the video.
    — Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The legislation bans state agencies from doing business with or investing in companies that boycott Israel.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of bans
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  • The program excludes cosmetic issues such as stains, fading, pilling, light abrasion and deterioration of the durable water-repellent finish.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • For example, the value of the New England Patriots excludes Patriot Place , the shopping, dining and entertainment area next to the team's stadium.
    — Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of excludes
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  • Puerto Rico eliminates Turkey, advances Arella Guirantes scored 21 points and Puerto Rico finished strong to eliminate Turkey 75-71 earlier.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Another new kickoff rule eliminates the kicking team’s incentive to intentionally kick the ball out of bounds when kicking off from the 50-yard line.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of eliminates
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  • Clear information gives everyone a fair chance to ask questions and prevents resentment from filling in the missing details.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In perhaps the coolest reversal in the show thus far, the Lanterns are attacked with guns that produce darkness, which manifests here as smoke but prevents them from seeing or creating light constructs.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of prevents
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  • This practice exiles him completely from the realm of literary fiction; some might even question whether Patterson is really a writer.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of exiles
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  • Well, there are some rules out there already in terms of states requiring that companies list salary ranges in the job descriptions.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Something so bright isn’t fueled with nuclear fusion, which rules out traditional stellar objects.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of rules out
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  • Westlake is now under a temporary restraining order, which prohibits the town council from voting on a development plan for the data center.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The name of the teenager was not released due to a law that prohibits the identification of juveniles charged with federal crimes.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of prohibits
Verb
  • The birthplace criterion also shuts out key figures of the Harlem Renaissance — including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and Louis Armstrong — who were born in the American South and moved to New York as part of the Great Migration.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • Northgate edges Case Grande in baseball semifinal, shuts out Salesian to advance to softball final.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Definition of shuts out
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