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Recent Examples of blacklist
Johnson, meanwhile, touted measures that would prohibit the Department of Defense from working with vendors that have boycotted Israel and banning the Pentagon from contracting with advertising firms that blacklist conservative news sources.
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Robeson was one of the first performers to be blacklisted from television, and his banishment lasted longer than any other performer of the blacklist era — twenty-five years, ending only with his death.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
The ability to blacklist specific buyers under specific conditions is essential to prevent human rights abuses involving widely available and generally benign commercial items, such as intelligent traffic cameras and smart doorbells.
—Emily S. Weinstein, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2022
During that period, the Indian firm made at least 13 shipments of the same type of parts to a buyer for Rosoboronexport, which is blacklisted by the British and American authorities.
—Jane Bradley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Brad Dress, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Robeson was one of the first performers to be blacklisted from television, and his banishment lasted longer than any other performer of the blacklist era — twenty-five years, ending only with his death.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
The ability to blacklist specific buyers under specific conditions is essential to prevent human rights abuses involving widely available and generally benign commercial items, such as intelligent traffic cameras and smart doorbells.
—Emily S. Weinstein, Foreign Affairs, 15 July 2022
During that period, the Indian firm made at least 13 shipments of the same type of parts to a buyer for Rosoboronexport, which is blacklisted by the British and American authorities.
—Jane Bradley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacklist
Verb
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While the sector has been excluded from the recent tariffs, levies could come in the future.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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School leaders believed other records that might have fulfilled the requests contained too much private information and were excluded from public record under student privacy laws.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Certain artificial dyes used in the U.S. are banned or subject to warning labels in other countries.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California, banned the sale of most tobacco products beginning in 2021.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The other four teams that did it (2021-22 New Orleans Pelicans, 2010-11 Indiana Pacers, 2007-08 Atlanta Hawks and 2003-04 Boston Celtics) all were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Anything less would be another painful letdown after Messi and Miami were eliminated by Atlanta United in the opening round of last year’s MLS playoffs.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since that time, the free agent has been trying to get back on the field as a player, though it’s been widely said that he’s been blackballed.—
James Sanders,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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The resolution of the cases culminates a lengthy personal and legal odyssey for the first student to make the accusations, Alex Harrison, who was subsequently blackballed by the insular sporting community there.—
David W. Chen,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Electoral observers from the Organization of American States and the European Union ruled out fraud.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 32-year-old had entered the final months of his previous deal and could have departed Liverpool on a free transfer at the end of the season but that possibility has been ruled out with the Egyptian signing a new two-year contract.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The powerful producer Scott Rudin was exiled from entertainment after accusations of bullying.—
Matthew Cullen,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Soon, though, we were all exiled—I was arrested, just picked up off the street and thrown in jail.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps more important, though, is doing your best to prevent those flares in the first place.—
Sierra Leone Starks,
Allure,
18 Apr. 2025
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Some states, such as California, New Jersey and Illinois, have sanctuary laws that prevent local jurisdictions from signing 287(g) agreements.—
Julia Ingram,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That could include access to billions in federal subsidies to increase rural internet access that SpaceX was shut out of under the Biden administration.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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That’s the second time this season, and the seventh time in franchise history, the Blue Jackets have been shut out in consecutive games.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacklist. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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