as in cloak
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
a blanket of fog concealed the view of the harbor
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as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
a blanket promise of amnesty for everyone with overdue library books
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as in to coat
to form a layer over
leaves blanketed all of the land around the house
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as in to hide
to keep secret or shut off from view
blanketed the secret memo from the news media
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as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam
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Examples of blanket in a Sentence
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Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Police received an online tip on Oct. 22 about an upright freezer covered in a tarp and blankets that contained Hill Sr.'s body, documents said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2024
The search took place near Mount Rainier, a towering active volcano that is blanketed in snowfields and glaciers year-round.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Noun
If your home doesn’t have a space that stays dark for at least 12 hours at a stretch, cover your Christmas cactus with a thick blanket daily to extend the dark period as needed to spur flower formation.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Police received an online tip on Oct. 22 about an upright freezer covered in a tarp and blankets that contained Hill Sr.'s body, documents said.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Add in those warm layers with this pretty blanket scarf that can be wrapped in a bunch of different ways.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
Verb
Both campaigns have been blanketing Wisconsin, with Vice President Kamala Harris visiting Ripon and receiving endorsements from Republicans, including former Rep. Liz Cheney.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2024
The search took place near Mount Rainier, a towering active volcano that is blanketed in snowfields and glaciers year-round.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
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Theme is The Wizarding World of the Bluegrass, where horseshoes are wands and overalls are cloaks.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2024
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The nearly six-foot-long cloak was constructed using 4,000 scarlet ibis feathers.Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 13 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Americans and Brits, being less royalist and more empirical in temperament, are bewildered by the general French understanding that the top thinker is supposed to be imperious and maximalist.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Then one day, an impressive black Volvo arrives in the parish, to the general awe of the kids around.Will Tizard, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024
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By Emma Barker Bonomo October 30, 2024 7:18 AM EDT To make a standard lithium-ion battery electrode—used in most electric car batteries—manufacturers coat it in a slurry then evaporate the liquid using high temperatures, leaving behind a chemical coating.Emma Barker Bonomo, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Add chicken back to sauce and cook for 3-5 minutes until chicken is coated and warmed through.Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024
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Then, there was Tommy Heffernan’s Body Buddies, a dark comedy where a wedding photographer and a mobster keep a body hidden in the middle of an engagement shoot.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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And, on September 28, CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge uncovered nearly 1,950 pounds of a drug believed to be methamphetamine hidden in a tractor-trailer.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Anthony Banda stranded the bases loaded in the third, striking out Jeff McNeil to extinguish that threat.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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After Aaron Judge grounded into a double play, the Yankees’ rally seemed to be extinguished.Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
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Even the most intelligent of folks were tempted by the chance to pierce the veil, noted the critic.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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The veil is thin, astrologically and spiritually Halloween has always been associated with the thinning of the veil between the living and the dead.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Other topics that are extremely narrow or rare would have less chance of being scanned and incorporated into generic generative AI.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Is Duloxetine the generic antidepressant drug for Cymbalta?Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The double-lined body fully covers and conceals my bra without feeling stiff or suffocating.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
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Actually Practical Magic Conjuring up a life partner whose salary is that of a K-pop star, who can prepare pancake batter (and not from a box), who does not have any optical abnormalities as your health insurance doesn’t cover vision, and who can parallel park.Anna Pook, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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