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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Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 1 Nov. 2024
Huawei was placed on a U.S. trade blacklist in May 2019 over national security concerns.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
His attorney told the court that he has been blacklisted by Hollywood since he was identified publicly as a participant in the assault on the Capitol.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The Trump administration placed Huawei on a U.S. trade blacklist in 2019, then barred the Chinese tech company from getting semiconductors made using U.S. technology or software a year later.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 1 Nov. 2024
Huawei was placed on a U.S. trade blacklist in May 2019 over national security concerns.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
In 2022, perhaps the most notorious mixer, Tornado Cash, was blacklisted by the U.S. Department of Treasury for allegedly money laundering billions of dollars for criminals, including the group fronting for North Korea.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
His attorney told the court that he has been blacklisted by Hollywood since he was identified publicly as a participant in the assault on the Capitol.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Blacklist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacklist. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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