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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
Flights at Miami International Airport were halted Tuesday morning as thunderstorms blanketed the area.
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Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Publications blanketed him with first-team All-American and All-SEC selections.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
The All-America guard had missed seven of her first eight shots as she was blanketed by South Carolina’s defense.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The following summer, the California Independent System Operator narrowly avoided a repeat when high temperatures blanketed nearly the entire state for days.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
In the week leading up to the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers in February 2011, a storm hit North Texas that blanketed the stadium with ice and snow.
—Nick Harris
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The All-America guard had missed seven of her first eight shots as she was blanketed by South Carolina's defense.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
After the mid-February storm blanketed Tahoe in 9 feet of snow, mountain residents watched in disbelief as rain washed it away like cotton candy.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
One night in early March, an Iranian writer and dissident climbed to the roof of his apartment building, in Tehran, to marvel at a towering inferno that had blanketed the sky in smoke.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Publications blanketed him with first-team All-American and All-SEC selections.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
The All-America guard had missed seven of her first eight shots as she was blanketed by South Carolina’s defense.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
The following summer, the California Independent System Operator narrowly avoided a repeat when high temperatures blanketed nearly the entire state for days.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
In the week leading up to the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers in February 2011, a storm hit North Texas that blanketed the stadium with ice and snow.
—Nick Harris
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The All-America guard had missed seven of her first eight shots as she was blanketed by South Carolina's defense.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
After the mid-February storm blanketed Tahoe in 9 feet of snow, mountain residents watched in disbelief as rain washed it away like cotton candy.
—Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
One night in early March, an Iranian writer and dissident climbed to the roof of his apartment building, in Tehran, to marvel at a towering inferno that had blanketed the sky in smoke.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanketed
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Inside a Sur La Table kitchen located in Topanga Village in Woodland Hills, a group of participants roll up their sleeves, hands lightly coated in flour, preparing to take on one of the most technically demanding pastries in the world, the croissant.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
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That’s not carbon-coated or carbon-looking.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
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There’s fountains, small areas to climb, and concealed nooks and crannies.—
Jenny Hughes,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
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Investigators allege Gonzalez wrote checks to herself from HOA accounts over an extended period and concealed the thefts by creating fictitious invoices and false ledger entries.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters quickly extinguished a grass fire that broke out north of Sterling in northeastern Colorado on Sunday, with help from local residents.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Yet for all of Orbán’s aspirations to amass unchecked power, Hungary’s democracy is not yet extinguished.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pour in 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth, pressing asparagus down with a wooden spoon until mostly covered.—
Selma Brown Morrow,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Where city parks would be covered in green grass this time of year, many are brown and dry.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Executives are blind to how employees really feel What the early enthusiasm obscured is now visible in the numbers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The two could have easily been forgotten, obscured by the passage of time as so many returning groups are.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Knowing that any unauthorized demonstrations are harshly suppressed, activists have tried to organize authorized rallies, plastered posters on walls and notice boards, and filed lawsuits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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This process enhances grain connectivity while reducing porosity, resulting in improved electrical conductivity and suppressed lattice thermal conductivity, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Blanketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanketed. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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