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 WebTaylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
Huawei released its mobile operating system, HarmonyOS, in 2019, shortly after the U.S. placed the Chinese tech company on a trade blacklist that cut off its access to Google’s Android.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 18 June 2024
Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
They have been blacklisted and condemned to starvation and social death.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 21 June 2024
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Noun
And they'll be put on this blacklist and that that'll affect their future.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
Huawei released its mobile operating system, HarmonyOS, in 2019, shortly after the U.S. placed the Chinese tech company on a trade blacklist that cut off its access to Google’s Android.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 18 June 2024
Verb
In fact, the prosecutor was blacklisted by the European Union, the U.S. and other groups because of his refusal to tackle corruption, which international entities had established as a task for Kyiv before it could be considered for EU membership and other benefits.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
They have been blacklisted and condemned to starvation and social death.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 21 June 2024
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacklist. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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