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- a blanket promise of amnesty for everyone with overdue library books
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- a blanket of fog concealed the view of the harbor
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of blanket (Entry 3 of 3)
- leaves blanketed all of the land around the house
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- blanketed the secret memo from the news media
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- firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam
Synonyms for blanket
- douse
- (also dowse),
- extinguish,
- put out,
- quench,
- snuff (out)
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The Declassified History of 'Security...
The Declassified History of 'Security Blanket'
Comforting military, politicians, and children alike
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“Blanket.” The Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 26 January 2020.
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