Synonyms
Examples of blot out in a Sentence
blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device
bushes blotted out the shed from our view
Recent Examples on the Web
However, New York corrections officials put a lockdown in place at its facilities for April 8, the day the eclipse will pass over a long stretch of North America, including New York, as the moon blots out the sun.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Today, TikTok operates as the ideal precursor to AI and what the next digital revolution is ushering in—a blurring of realities, a blotting out.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024
The flight from Austin to Detroit is scheduled to maximize how much time passengers spend within the path of totality—where the moon completely blots out the sun.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2024
Much as the eye might want to blot out the offending image, Photoshop it out of existence and daub more verdancy onto this screen-saver panorama, the reality of human habitation, and its concomitant messiness, must be reckoned.
—Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
Allowing a little more darkness also reduces urban light pollution, which blots out the stars, and can be harmful for species beyond just birds.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
The rigid linearity and dynamic transparency of the house are countered by the lush backyard, which includes a sweep of lawn backed by fluttering clouds of mature trees and dense vegetation that blots out neighboring homes.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
The city’s residents are used to a blanket of smog that blots out the sky and heralds the arrival of the Hindu festival of Diwali.
—Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023
Tsunamis washed away coastlines, raging fires engulfed forests and dust and debris blotted out the sun for months.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Today, TikTok operates as the ideal precursor to AI and what the next digital revolution is ushering in—a blurring of realities, a blotting out.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 5 Mar. 2024
The flight from Austin to Detroit is scheduled to maximize how much time passengers spend within the path of totality—where the moon completely blots out the sun.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2024
Much as the eye might want to blot out the offending image, Photoshop it out of existence and daub more verdancy onto this screen-saver panorama, the reality of human habitation, and its concomitant messiness, must be reckoned.
—Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
Allowing a little more darkness also reduces urban light pollution, which blots out the stars, and can be harmful for species beyond just birds.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2023
The rigid linearity and dynamic transparency of the house are countered by the lush backyard, which includes a sweep of lawn backed by fluttering clouds of mature trees and dense vegetation that blots out neighboring homes.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
The city’s residents are used to a blanket of smog that blots out the sky and heralds the arrival of the Hindu festival of Diwali.
—Vibhuti Agarwal, WSJ, 8 Nov. 2023
Tsunamis washed away coastlines, raging fires engulfed forests and dust and debris blotted out the sun for months.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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