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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
Where once mountains were blanketed in thick white powder, many lie bare well into winter.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The dessert involves a croissant or danish filled with chocolate custard or cream, glazed in ganache then blanketed in cocoa powder.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Harper also blanketed Kevin Durant on defense as the shorthanded Celtics, who were playing without Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser and Simons/Vucevic, blew out the Rockets 114-93 on the second night of a back-to-back.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Long-standing ritual Space savers became a ritual in Chicago after the record-setting blizzard of January 1967, which blanketed the city with 23 inches of snow, according to numerous accounts.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Boston remains blanketed in heaps of snow now more than a week and a half removed from a major snow storm.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
In recent weeks California's Central Valley has been blanketed with a thick dense fog known as tule (TOO-lee) fog, causing massive vehicle pileups along Interstate-5 along Highway CA-99.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The winter storm that blanketed Indianapolis over the weekend is over, and now Hoosiers must dig out of the snow left behind.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
Hiring from outside of California also could be hampered by winter storms that canceled thousands of flights from the East Coast as snow, ice and sleet blanketed large portions of the country.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The dessert involves a croissant or danish filled with chocolate custard or cream, glazed in ganache then blanketed in cocoa powder.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Harper also blanketed Kevin Durant on defense as the shorthanded Celtics, who were playing without Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser and Simons/Vucevic, blew out the Rockets 114-93 on the second night of a back-to-back.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
Long-standing ritual Space savers became a ritual in Chicago after the record-setting blizzard of January 1967, which blanketed the city with 23 inches of snow, according to numerous accounts.
—Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Boston remains blanketed in heaps of snow now more than a week and a half removed from a major snow storm.
—Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
In recent weeks California's Central Valley has been blanketed with a thick dense fog known as tule (TOO-lee) fog, causing massive vehicle pileups along Interstate-5 along Highway CA-99.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The winter storm that blanketed Indianapolis over the weekend is over, and now Hoosiers must dig out of the snow left behind.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
Hiring from outside of California also could be hampered by winter storms that canceled thousands of flights from the East Coast as snow, ice and sleet blanketed large portions of the country.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanketed
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Fresh white paint coated the bricks of what was once a small red-brick church where Qualls met his first wife.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Stir in Greek seasoning, thyme, and 1 teaspoon of the garlic powder; cook, stirring constantly, until beef is coated and fragrant, about 1 minute.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2026
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Economic growth fueled by foreign borrowing created an illusion of stability that concealed deepening structural decay.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine was invaded by Russia just days after the flame was extinguished on the last Winter Olympics, the 2022 Games in Beijing.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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Firefighters then entered the home and extinguished the fire.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Quarterback Eli Manning also was a high-profile top-15 finalist who lost in the voting, which is conducted by a panel of 50 voters — most of them media members who have covered the NFL for many years.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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And looking at this area that was covered in ugly graffiti is such a welcome change.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The team behind this research used the JWST's Near InfraRed Spectrograph (NIRSpec) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) instruments to investigate IRAS 07251–0248, an ultra-luminous infrared galaxy whose dense galactic heart is obscured by immense amounts of dust and gas.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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The threats to our waters are insidiously obscured from sight.—
Theodore J. Karamanski,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Ukraine's air force said Russia launched two missiles and 183 drones into the country overnight, of which 156 drones were shot down or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Congress was sidelined, independent media was suppressed, and opponents were detained, all under a veneer of legal authority.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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