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
Michael Wysession, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
The Hermès blanket that was on the chair behind her sold out everywhere in the world.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Mar. 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
Josh Miller, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Keep the umbrella nearby again Thursday as off-and-on showers will blanket the Philadelphia area.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Greenhouse gases trap heat near Earth’s surface like a blanket, raising the temperature.
—Michael Wysession, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
The Hermès blanket that was on the chair behind her sold out everywhere in the world.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Mar. 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 ideal way to eat veggies is blanketed in cream and cheese.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Keep the umbrella nearby again Thursday as off-and-on showers will blanket the Philadelphia area.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
Noun
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In the years after the monarchy was overthrown, the government required women to wear dark, long, baggy cloaks with socks and sensible shoes.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
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Got to walk around the highlands in a red cloak.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Geopolitics aside, this news is a huge deal for the BCIs in general.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Vaughn Hardenberg Westwood The Dodgers’ Andrew Friedman gets all the attention and accolades as being one of the smartest and most successful general managers in sports, and deservedly so.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The signature Hula pie, featuring macadamia nut ice cream coated with an outer chocolate crust and drizzled with chocolate fudge, will return to the dessert menu.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Dusting windshields, coating sidewalks and veiling Atlanta’s spring sunshine in a golden haze.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Living together made hiding harder.—
Jennifer Wolfgram,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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This information is conveyed by a hilariously avant-garde Poulter, playing the store’s manager, who dyes his hair to match each monochromatic scheme and hides his nefariousness behind a company policy that requires techno music to be played at maximum volume at all times.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The object, which also contained nuts and bolts, extinguished itself without harming anyone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Firefighters rushed to downtown Los Angeles to extinguish flames that engulfed a vacant business Thursday afternoon.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her veil was embroidered with delicate florals, which mirrored the exquisite lace on her ballgown’s sleeves and bodice.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
7 Mar. 2026
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The tulle veil, sheer elbow gloves and Manolo Blahnik shoes Pidgeon wears while walking down the aisle are all authentic, too.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The bill does not restore coverage for Biktarvy, the most popular once-a-day pill, and other medications will be switched to their generic versions.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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That was a fairly generic paragraph to open an article about reading.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The facility had been recently hardened with a concrete shell and then covered with soil in the months before the current conflict.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Even with the massive emergency release, analysts said that strategic reserves can cover only a fraction of the supply loss if the conflict dragged on.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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