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is it possible to have a item be displayed on the website but not appear in search results?

Yes, it is possible, if you are using extensions, take a look at this: <https://system.netsuite.com/help/helpcenter/en_US/APIs/SuiteCommerce/Extensibility/Frontend/Environment.html#defineSearchMasterOptions>

If not, you need to create custom module to adjust the native behavior of the search.