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 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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Recent Examples of blanket
Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
The three-piece set includes a long cardigan that doubles as an in-flight blanket or extra layer in your carry-on.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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
Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Each dessert is blanketed with cream cheese frosting and comes with a baby on the side.
—Sonia Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Parts of North Carolina, including highways, were covered in a fresh white blanket of snow Saturday morning.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
The three-piece set includes a long cardigan that doubles as an in-flight blanket or extra layer in your carry-on.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
This would also support a shift away from blanket LNT applications, particularly in environmental cleanup, where the stakes involve billions of dollars and decades of remediation.
—Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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
After a winter storm left North Texas blanketed in snow, ice and sleet last weekend, another cold front will bring another blast of Arctic air to the region late Friday.
—Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
Each dessert is blanketed with cream cheese frosting and comes with a baby on the side.
—Sonia Garcia, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
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Women in black cloaks with their faces and hands covered in line with their religious faith waited in the rain for limited amounts of food to be dispersed.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2026
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The campaign included guerrilla marketing tactics throughout Seoul, with individuals in black cloaks branded with the album logo appearing in districts like Gangnam, Seongsu, and Hongdae.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That summer, the NYAG’s general counsel finally found an objectionable line in one of Goldis’s blog posts, titled Free to Ban.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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The team announced Thursday night that Ian Cunningham, 40, who started his career as a personnel assistant with the Baltimore Ravens, is their new general manager.—
D. Orlando Ledbetter,
AJC.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Icing sugar coats the outside of each tiny treat, which comes packaged in a tiny pink gift bag.—
Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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This is done by coating both sides of the glass with a special type of film.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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As my colleague Adam Serwer has written, many Minnesotans are engaging in protests and efforts to deliver food and supplies to families in hiding.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Asked whether the 2-0 derby defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford on January 17 might have gone a different way had Diogo Dalot been red-carded in the 11th minute for a knee-high foul on Jeremy Doku, Guardiola was insistent that his Manchester City team could not hide behind the decision.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Thew two were found dead after the fire was extinguished, according to the statement.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Jan. 2026
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As of Wednesday evening, crews remained on scene to extinguish remaining hotspots, Lockridge said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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Early slayers often originate between realms—people who have been near death and pulled back, or have the markings of potential vampires, or who are born at times of the year when the veil between worlds is thin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes the veil of nanlaban fell.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Today’s generic LLMs, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and others, are not at all akin to the robust capabilities of human therapists.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The report goes further, explaining that most failures stem not from the models themselves, but from poor integration into real workflows, overreliance on generic tools, and a tendency for companies to treat AI as a standalone experiment rather than embedding it into core operations.—
Michael Wystrach,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hood said interstates and main highways are pretty clear, but many rural county roads are probably still covered in ice.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Business The inside story of DeepMind Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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