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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
Visited by thousands of trekkers and climbers, the region around Mount Everest has been blanketed by snow since Monday as a cyclone from the Bay of Bengal churned across India, ushering in a second bout of severe snowfall in the Himalayas this month.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The wide-open Washington receivers that ran free in the first half were blanketed.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
The Caribbean is blanketed in storm watches and warnings, including hurricane warnings for all of Jamaica and the Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, and Holguin.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
When the asteroid struck Earth, a cloud of dust laced with iridium, a metal common in meteorites, blanketed the planet.
—Dino Grandoni The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Either way, the 80-plus-degree coat of sunshine that blanketed the region the past few days was set to be a memory, according to the National Weather Service.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Dirt blanketed the dealership’s sign and outdoor vehicles, according to the station.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Though neither teen was even remotely wealthy, Mouse’s life was blanketed with a security Tupac’s lacked.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
In the autonomous region of China known as Tibet, the storm blanketed Mount Everest as well as the mountainous and hilly terrain surrounding it.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
Reuters, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The wide-open Washington receivers that ran free in the first half were blanketed.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
The Caribbean is blanketed in storm watches and warnings, including hurricane warnings for all of Jamaica and the Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, and Holguin.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
When the asteroid struck Earth, a cloud of dust laced with iridium, a metal common in meteorites, blanketed the planet.
—Dino Grandoni The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Either way, the 80-plus-degree coat of sunshine that blanketed the region the past few days was set to be a memory, according to the National Weather Service.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Dirt blanketed the dealership’s sign and outdoor vehicles, according to the station.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Though neither teen was even remotely wealthy, Mouse’s life was blanketed with a security Tupac’s lacked.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
In the autonomous region of China known as Tibet, the storm blanketed Mount Everest as well as the mountainous and hilly terrain surrounding it.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanketed
Verb
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The inside resembles a fruitcake while the outside is coated in crispy cornflakes.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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The oven is coated in enamel that creates its signature exterior color and serves as an inner nonstick layer.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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The green silk brocade dress featured a delicate pearl shoulder strap detail, a cap sleeve on one arm, a low-cut neckline and a floor-length design that concealed her shoes.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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What, then, would West have made of Nat’s body, even concealed under a halter top?—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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It was extinguished within 24 hours.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The truck fire and a secondary fire that ignited in a storm drain under the bridge were extinguished.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Oct. 2025
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Later that day, the parents of other dancers and talent-show participants complained that my afro had covered up their kids on-screen.—
Questlove,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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The designer, known for his sustainable approach to fashion, made the Mudac’s modernist building pop with a selection of his exuberant beaded creations, and covered an entire room in recycled colored plastic balls in a preview of his upcoming venture into interior design.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The driver then gets out and walks toward the back end of the truck, which is obscured from the camera by the tree.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The seafloor had once been obscured beneath a thick ice shelf, but that changed in July 2017 when the massive A68 iceberg calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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This may have resulted in cooling that had until now suppressed the sublimation of water ice to steam.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Of those, 592 drones and 31 missiles were shot down or otherwise suppressed, the air force said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
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