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as in coated
to form a layer over
leaves blanketed all of the land around the house
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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
blanketed the secret memo from the news media
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as in extinguished
to cause to cease burning
firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam
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Recent Examples of blanketed
Businesses and community members snapped into action in the days since the fire and blanketed the family in support.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2026
Winding around vacation condos and second homes, the road to my destination was soon blanketed in darkness when suddenly habitats vanished as the domed venue appeared up ahead like a spaceship plunked down in a vast flat field.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
The growing pace of crypto ATM fraud has some policymakers pursuing bans and others asking why the nation is blanketed in these machines in the first place.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Most years, when storms roll through Southern California during the winter holiday, local mountains transform into a wonderland blanketed in snow.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
But many other cities were blanketed in polluted air that led to respiratory illnesses and millions of early deaths across the nation over the decades.
—James Salzman, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
The fork-tender caveman-size shank is blanketed in sautéed endive and a bright lemon-egg-dill sauce.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
California’s just-in-time Christmas gift — a pair of early-season storms that blanketed the Sierra Nevada — delivered a welcome boost to the state’s snowpack, though water managers Tuesday at Phillips Station found the first survey totals below where the snowpack stood a year ago.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Airports nationwide are played catch up after winter weather blanketed the Midwest over the weekend causing extensive delays and cancellations.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2026
Winding around vacation condos and second homes, the road to my destination was soon blanketed in darkness when suddenly habitats vanished as the domed venue appeared up ahead like a spaceship plunked down in a vast flat field.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
The growing pace of crypto ATM fraud has some policymakers pursuing bans and others asking why the nation is blanketed in these machines in the first place.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
Most years, when storms roll through Southern California during the winter holiday, local mountains transform into a wonderland blanketed in snow.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
But many other cities were blanketed in polluted air that led to respiratory illnesses and millions of early deaths across the nation over the decades.
—James Salzman, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
The fork-tender caveman-size shank is blanketed in sautéed endive and a bright lemon-egg-dill sauce.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
California’s just-in-time Christmas gift — a pair of early-season storms that blanketed the Sierra Nevada — delivered a welcome boost to the state’s snowpack, though water managers Tuesday at Phillips Station found the first survey totals below where the snowpack stood a year ago.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Airports nationwide are played catch up after winter weather blanketed the Midwest over the weekend causing extensive delays and cancellations.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanketed
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Unlike traditional cast-iron skillets, this one is coated in a black satin enamel that prevents food from sticking to the bottom, resists rust, and doesn’t require seasoning or regular upkeep.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Meet the expert Backstage at Anna Sui, models’ lashes were coated in layers of turquoise mascara, while at The Blonds, models sported dramatic, feathery falsies saturated in a shade of shocking pink.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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There's no way this can be concealed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Surveillance camera footage from a nearby residence showed Erik Campbell pleading with Thomas to show him what’s in his pocket; Thomas Campbell’s right hand was concealed inside a hoodie pocket.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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According to Moore, crews believe the fire had been fully extinguished after follow-up checks found no active flames, even as high winds later reignited embers buried in the root system.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Soon after the fires were extinguished, homeowners started to complain about how insurance companies were responding to the disaster.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2026
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She's also covered the cartel wars along the TX-MX border, Congress in Mexico City, 3 presidential races, and 6 hurricanes.—
Karen Brooks Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Jan. 2026
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At the check-in desk (which is covered in palm-frond prints), you’ll be greeted with a free cold PBR, a tribute to the can-crushing dexterity of the notorious Blondie, who works the legendary lounge downstairs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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In addition to pain, light sensitivity and obscured vision, acanthamoeba keratitis can also cause redness, dryness, excessive tears and a sensation of a foreign body in the eye.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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The video showed a hooded figure with their face obscured, walking calmly in a snowy alleyway near the couple's home around the timeframe authorities estimated the Tepes were killed, police said in an update.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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There have been protests before that have been just brutally suppressed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Ukraine’s air defense system destroyed or suppressed 226 drones, 10 cruise missiles and 8 ballistic missiles.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Blanketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanketed. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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