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
ABC News,
26 June 2026
One mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.
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CBS News,
26 June 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.
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Taylor Gumm,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2024
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Forecasts show the dust blanketing much of the Caribbean on Saturday before reaching South Florida.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
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Noun
Another mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
One mother sobbed and collapsed in grief as the bodies of her 3- and 10-year-old children were wrapped in blankets and carried away.
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CBS News,
26 June 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.
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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.
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Taylor Gumm,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2024
Verb
Neon green swirls look truly otherworldly against a haze of bright purple blanketing Earth, which also seems enveloped in a ruby red glow.
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Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Forecasts show the dust blanketing much of the Caribbean on Saturday before reaching South Florida.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
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Throughout premodern Europe, this is how she was known—the figure in the cloak with a stool on her back, walking to houses at all hours, day and night.
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Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
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Nonetheless, there is still an excitement that comes with it for the general manager, even in the later rounds.
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And since then, the Mets have gone through several general managers and interim general managers.
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Mold still coats the walls along with holes in the ceiling.
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The original is coated in dark chocolate, though there is also now a milk chocolate version on shelves.
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Turns out, a kid brought in with gunshot wounds died in that room the same night, and a final look at the security footage shows a mysterious third man — clearly hiding his face from all cameras under a label-less baseball cap — entering the same room around the same time as Ji.
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Stealth jurors — those who hide their true biases to influence a verdict — could pose a serious problem for prosecutors in either of Mangione's cases, Rahmani said.
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Concerns first surfaced about the safety of the solar panels following an August 2024 fire on the same roof, which was quickly extinguished by firefighters at the time, a source close to the Los Angeles Fire Department told CBS News.
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When sacred places are bombed, when clergy are silenced, when believers are tortured, when religious freedom is crushed, the aggressor attempts to extinguish the living conscience of a nation.
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The veils of the universe have thinned.
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Lipa also wore a six-metre tulle wedding veil that was also hand-embroidered with beads and feathers.
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High-level estimates and generic claims are becoming much harder to defend.
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The Story of Halloween 2026 at Michaels Michaels says that Halloween decor trends are leaning away from the generic Halloween decor of the past.
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Madeline Mitchell's role covering women and the caregiving economy at USA TODAY is supported by a partnership with Pivotal and Journalism Funding Partners.
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Video showed people running and several areas inside the airport covered in rubble and dust, with damaged ceilings.
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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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