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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1
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
Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which upended California’s homelessness strategy by allowing cities to enforce blanket bans on camping — even if no shelter beds are available.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
In 2024, crypto groups blanketed the airwaves with advertisements that had nothing to do with their industry, instead supporting favored candidates on the issue sets that defined the election, largely the economy and the border.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2025
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Noun
What's included with Wildland Trekking trips: Camping gear, including the sleeping pads, sleeping bags, blankets and tents.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which upended California’s homelessness strategy by allowing cities to enforce blanket bans on camping — even if no shelter beds are available.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 June 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
Guests can marvel at great views of the lakes and wildflowers that blanket the area through the summer.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
In 2024, crypto groups blanketed the airwaves with advertisements that had nothing to do with their industry, instead supporting favored candidates on the issue sets that defined the election, largely the economy and the border.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
Noun
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Set in the year 3333 on a desolate alien world, players take on the role of the Swordsman, a somewhat blank slate character with minimalist features clad in a tattered cloak.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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The series also serves as the MCU’s introduction of spectral magic meeting tech via the villainous character The Hood (Anthony Ramos), a low-level criminal who stumbles upon a magical cloak powered by the same forces depicted in Doctor Strange.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The studio is banking on the rapidly growing global anime fandom, particularly in the U.S., where enthusiasm spans general audiences, Hollywood creators, celebrities and businesses.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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Performance Trade-Offs: Real-time applications face inherent constraints due to the computational overhead of symbolic reasoning, knowledge graph traversal and the general reduction in inference speeds compared to pure neural approaches.—
Anuradha Weeraman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Products coated with Cōēo can be recycled by CDC Studio and turned into slabs suitable for flooring and design objects.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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The minute, hour and second rings are made of titanium coated with DLC in three colors: green, blue and black.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The palette is a unique blend of pink, tan, and hints of blue-green that add a subtle amount of color while still hiding dirt and debris.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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Weathered and bumpy, the wall hidden among the surplus clothing stores of the Fashion District was hardly the perfect canvas.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Unfortunately, a drunken Ben makes a heinous error in judgment that abruptly extinguishes the generosity of their hosts.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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The carrier, which was headed to a Pacific port in Mexico after leaving China in late May, was abandoned when the crew was unable to extinguish the fire onboard.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Previously, veils of grandeur — or length — were reserved for royal nuptials.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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The veil between the online and offline realms feels thin as Zoomers socialize in their Zoomer way: playful, anarchic, yet always aware of the camera.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Fill your banner with generic corporate speak and watch high-ticket buyers scroll past.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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The Emerson College Polling survey showed Democrats with a slight advantage over Republicans on a generic congressional ballot, with Democrats receiving close to 43 percent while Republicans received 40 percent.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Founded in 2004, Cartoon Brew is an online publication covering animation worldwide.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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Employees’ health insurance must cover fertility treatments Senate Bill 729 requires employers with 100 or more employees to offer health insurance to cover infertility diagnosis and fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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