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.
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Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Four days later, the island’s government was again on the U.S. blacklist.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
John Ruwitch, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Financial sanctions have further curtailed access to foreign currency, with Gazprombank, the last major state bank linked to the SWIFT system, blacklisted alongside 50 other trade-reliant banks in November.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Noun
It’s publicly traded, not known to be on any US blacklists and their subsidiary Hutchinson Ports is one of the world’s largest port operators, overseeing 53 ports in 24 countries, including for other US allies such as the UK, Australia and Canada.
—Patrick Oppmann, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Four days later, the island’s government was again on the U.S. blacklist.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
The book won a literary award in China for historical realism; the next year the authorities blacklisted it.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Financial sanctions have further curtailed access to foreign currency, with Gazprombank, the last major state bank linked to the SWIFT system, blacklisted alongside 50 other trade-reliant banks in November.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacklist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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