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blanket

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adjective

blanket

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blanket
Noun
Baldoni’s lawyers have opposed Lively’s request for a blanket extension. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025 Together Skelly and O’Steen buried Grimes, whom police would find covered by blankets, tarps and dirt, the defendant told the jury. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Slowly, the outline of Chalet Alpina will emerge as snow begins to blanket the mountain once again. Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 This despite the fact that Kraft and a super PAC backing him have blanketed the airwaves with millions of dollars of TV ads boosting Kraft’s visibility and attacking Wu. Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blanket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
Noun
  • While Sinner only survived by the skin of his teeth at SW19 after Grigor Dimitrov retired hurt at two sets up in their last 16 clash, Alcaraz has been wearing an invincibility cloak for the 15 days of the main draw at Flushing Meadows.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bats don’t just sneak under the cloak of night, evading the human eye.
    Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The wind and current was such that, as the plane flew over us and dropped the bales of cocaine, the cargo would theoretically stay in the general area between where I was stationed in the Mako and where our mothership was anchored.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
  • In general, why should moist soil be a problem for plants if water is so crucial to their growth?
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Pan Make sure the Bundt pan is thoroughly coated with baking spray—not cooking spray.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Pour the marinade over and turn the tofu to coat.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.
    Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Other newborns were given away by their grandparents who conspired with doctors, priests and nuns to hide a daughter’s socially embarrassing pregnancy.
    Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fire has since been extinguished and the cause remains under investigation.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Smokejumpers have climbed into the canopy of several large trees and are working to extinguish burning limbs and branches.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The above-and-beyond production design and costumes are filled with both period-appropriate lushness and totally idiosyncratic touches, like sarcophagi that showcase the naked faces of the dead and several flowing gowns that resemble full-length veils.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The thoughtful musings of eleven museum workers (curators, guards, and other staff) are woven together by Calle to create a fluid narrative on silkscreen embroidered on veil.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Democrats are doing fairly well in the generic congressional ballot, which tests which party voters prefer to control Congress.
    W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • First approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1996, this medication is now available in generic forms.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His team accused Whatley of distorting the facts to cover for his support of federal policies that reduced funding for local police.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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