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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  • That's the lowest level in 50 years, excluding the Covid era.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In 2023, youngsters between the ages of 9 and 12 averaged six hours a day excluding school.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of excluding
Verb
  • Her leadership has been central to SMUD’s goal of eliminating carbon emissions from its power supply by 2030.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Burke said the Texans are also working on eliminating miscommunications, improvement that, again, can come with time together.
    — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of eliminating
Verb
  • The settlement comes as social media companies face an avalanche of lawsuits over children’s safety and privacy and a growing number of countries are banning young kids and teens from social media apps.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The financial penalties are wide-ranging, banning nearly all US trade with Iran, blocking Iranian government assets in the country and prohibiting foreign assistance and arms sales, the report outlines.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of banning
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The ability to monitor and identify unwanted behavior by AI agents in real-time or near real-time is critical to preventing another breach like this—perhaps one with even more serious consequences, such as an attack on a bank or hospital.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Leaving the coil uninsulated allows heat and excess current to bypass hot spots, preventing damage and keeping the system stable.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of preventing
Verb
  • The financial penalties are wide-ranging, banning nearly all US trade with Iran, blocking Iranian government assets in the country and prohibiting foreign assistance and arms sales, the report outlines.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Maine’s law goes further, prohibiting visual monitoring in employees’ homes or personal vehicles unless that kind of observation is required for the duties of the job, said Edward Halle, a privacy and AI compliance manager.
    — Cathy Bussewitz, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 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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