black·list
ˈblak-ˌlist 
1
: a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted
2
: a list of banned or excluded things of disreputable character
a domain-name blacklist
… helped the government keep marijuana on the blacklist.—
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blacklisted; blacklisting; blacklists
: to put on a blacklist
blacklister
noun
Examples of blacklist in a Sentence
Noun
He's on the FBI's blacklist.
The rental company has created a blacklist of bad drivers.
Recent Examples on the WebDylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Under the conservative administration of former President Park Geun-hye, the daughter of another military dictator, Han was placed on a blacklist in 2014, barring her from receiving government support, along with other creatives deemed to be ideologically undesirable.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
Among the people blacklisted were some of those linked to Project 2025, some who resigned from Trump’s administration after the Jan. 6 riot, and others perceived as disloyal to Trump.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Huawei was placed on a U.S. trade blacklist in May 2019 over national security concerns.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Under the conservative administration of former President Park Geun-hye, the daughter of another military dictator, Han was placed on a blacklist in 2014, barring her from receiving government support, along with other creatives deemed to be ideologically undesirable.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
This practice creates confusion about item availability, potentially results in lost sales for the estate, and increases the likelihood of being blacklisted from future estate sale invitations.
—Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
Among the people blacklisted were some of those linked to Project 2025, some who resigned from Trump’s administration after the Jan. 6 riot, and others perceived as disloyal to Trump.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacklist. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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