BLACKLISTED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

blacklisted

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past tense of blacklist

as in excluded

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Recent Examples of blacklisted Over the next decade, hundreds more stars and other key players in the entertainment industry were fired, purged and blacklisted in what became known as the blacklist era. — Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025

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The 33-year-old right-hander was excluded from the team’s postseason rosters.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
In the earlier trials, three convictions were tossed out, including one when the prosecutor improperly excluded African Americans from the jury.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

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While she was never found guilty of a crime, she was ostracized from society more than ever before.

— Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Some felt ostracized by family and peers who considered sustainable farming and environmentalism itself to be anti-farmer and anti-rural.

— Sydney Giacalone, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026

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With his new book set for release next week, the quarterback still believes he was blackballed.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Kaepernick subsequently opted out of his contract with the 49ers and later in the year had received no contract offers; many of Kaepernick’s supporters suspected he was being blackballed because of his peaceful protests.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

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Rooms The residence’s apartments and suites are all about modern luxury with high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, along with a solid stone ceiling which eliminated any sounds coming in from other rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The nation eliminated the domestic spread of measles in 2000 by maintaining high vaccination rates, but those rates have fallen in recent years to below the 95% coverage needed to prevent outbreaks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

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Michael Goldade, one of the new bishops the Vatican excommunicated, grew up there.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
In the late 1980s, its ‌founder ⁠Marcel Lefebvre consecrated four bishops without the approval of Pope John Paul II, leading those involved to be excommunicated.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of excommunicated

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