blacklist
noun
a list of persons under suspicion, disfavor, censure, etc..
blacklists
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pluralof blacklist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Being added to these blacklists is a career-killer for cops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
In the 1950s, the rise of McCarthyism saw it used to accuse suspected communists of plotting against America, resulting in the Hollywood blacklists.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025
One website, Canary Mission, blacklists those they accuse of being antisemitic.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Of those, just under a third are now on U.S blacklists.
From Reuters ● Sep. 14, 2023
Even though Flint blacklists me all over the country, as he probably will, I can duck into some job or other, somewhere.
From The Air Trust by George Allan England
