blacklisting

verb

present participle of blacklist
as in excluding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blacklisting
  1. excluding
  2. eliminating
  3. banning
  4. blackballing
  5. preventing
  6. prohibiting
  7. debarring
  8. ostracizing
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  • Regions earned 73 cents per share, excluding certain items, while analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of 66 cents per share.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Its Asia excluding Japan category—which accounts for 27% of LVMH’s revenue—went from 4% organic sales growth in the second quarter to a 5% decline in the third, according to its earnings report.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of excluding
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  • The wireless hub can sit up to 10 meters away from the screen, eliminating cable clutter.
    — Justin Pot, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • If successful, such treatments could potentially be prescribed for patients to take at home, eliminating the need for lengthy supervised sessions.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of eliminating
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  • Multiple states now restrict forever chemicals, with Minnesota last year banning the intentional addition of PFAS to 11 categories of consumer products, including dental floss.
    — Margaret Hetherman The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than fighting strict local regulations head-on, companies like Waymo, Zoox, and Aurora are prioritizing states with explicit legislative preemption that prevents individual cities from banning the technology.
    — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of banning
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  • Social media rumors swirled that the league was blackballing her because of her activism.
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • Last week, Google made sweepstakes ineligible for advertising certification, effectively blackballing them.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of blackballing
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  • This year was no different, except the stakes were simply about preventing their respective seasons from getting any worse.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Abruptly moving on, like a magician preventing his audience from lingering on his last trick, Alex pulled out a tablet, holding it up to me.
    — Andrew Lipstein, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of preventing
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  • Nessel's office is calling for HailgateA2 to be dissolved and is also seeking a court order prohibiting Klein from selling tickets or memorabilia affiliated with U of M, Michigan Stadium or any other venue in the state.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities tried to physically suppress and contain dissent by prohibiting it and preventing protesters from entering certain public spaces.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of prohibiting
Verb
  • If Chiu succeeds in debarring Collective Impact, the nonprofit would have to end its summer and after-school programs and close the doors of its three-decade-old Ella Hill Hutch Community Center, its attorneys Lauren Kramer Sujeeth and Si Eun Amber Lee wrote.
    — Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Aug. 2025
Definition of debarring
Verb
  • Singer’s journey Looking at Parton’s life reveals how a celebrity can incorporate religion into their public persona, without ostracizing admirers from other traditions.
    — Sarah Dees, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The deliberations come as the Treasury Department on Monday warned countries doing trade with Iran that new secondary sanctions are in the pipeline aimed at ostracizing nations that continue to do business with Tehran.
    — Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ostracizing
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