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noun

ˈblaŋ-kət How to pronounce blanket (audio)
Definition of blanketnext
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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blanket

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adjective

as in general
belonging or relating to the whole a blanket promise of amnesty for everyone with overdue library books

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blanket

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verb

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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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2
as in to hide
to keep secret or shut off from view blanketed the secret memo from the news media

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3
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
Noun
While promoters like Spaceland Presents have produced shows at the Santa Monica Pier in the past, Ocean Way is laid out to allow for a full day of beach recreation, with areas for setting up blankets away from the stages. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Over the years, that pashmina evolved into an in-flight nursing cover, a toddler blanket, and a pillow when our trusty neck cushions had sung their last. — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 July 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
The park announced the closure amid hazardous air quality conditions in Pittsburgh as smoke blanketed Pennsylvania and much of the Midwest and Northeast. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Smoke blanketed the treetops and hung in the air Tuesday as authorities sought to get the fires under control. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for blanket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
  1. cloak
  2. general
  3. coat
  4. hide
  5. extinguish
  6. veil
  7. generic
  8. cover
Noun
  • Standard, off-the-shelf materials were insufficient, demanding an entirely new structure for the cloak.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • In our post-religious era—in which, beneath the cloak of secular humanitarianism, righteous religiosity and virtuous crusading remain as potent as ever—history has attained the authority, authenticity and prestige that religion and its prelates once possessed.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of cloak
Adjective
  • With Robertson in the lineup heading into training camp, general manager Jim Nill now has some options.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • With multiple companies able to utilize general intelligence similarly, what will differentiate your firm from another will be the ability of your model to understand the work that needs to be done.
    — TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of general
Verb
  • Shag carpet covered original terra-cotta floors, high-gloss paint coated nearly every wooden surface and overgrown weeds crowded the yard.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
  • They’re formed when a grain of grit enters an oyster’s shell, and the mollusk coats that irritant with layer after layer of nacre.
    — ByKaren R. McDaniel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of coat
Verb
  • The tree in Athens isn’t likely to make it through the construction of a new $225 million courthouse, despite some interest in preserving the piece of history hiding in plain sight.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
  • The tinkerer believes there is always another possibility hiding beneath the surface of failure.
    — Lintao "LT" Lu, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of hide
Verb
  • According to people familiar with the meeting, Gantz insisted that Israeli troops had to move into Gaza immediately, both to extinguish the Hamas threat and to deter other enemies.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • Firefighters in Scotland have been working to extinguish a wildfire at Arthur’s Seat, a famous hill near the center of the capital city, Edinburgh.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of extinguish
Noun
  • Healy wore a classic black tuxedo, while Bechtel was dressed in a glamorous white gown with a traditional veil.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
  • Today, Mars is wrapped in an atmosphere little more than a thin veil that is 100 times thinner than Earth's and slowly leaking into space.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of veil
Adjective
  • Creating Content Before Learning The Brand The most common mistake is generic posts that could come from any brand, because newer employees are still learning the company's product, ideal customer profile and the corporate narrative.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • One such example is his launching of the pharmaceutical company Cost Plus Drugs in 2022, which is able to slash the cost of prescription medications by selling mostly generic products without the typical middlemen of Pharmacy Benefit Managers.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of generic
Verb
  • This investigation is based on activity between March and Sunday, July 12, your response only needs to cover this timeframe.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Later, there were dirt roads and wells and a veneer of soot covering even the nicest dwellings.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2026
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