blanketed

verb

past tense of blanket
1
as in coated
to form a layer over leaves blanketed all of the land around the house

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2
as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view blanketed the secret memo from the news media

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3
as in extinguished
to cause to cease burning firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam

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Recent Examples of blanketed The nation is now blanketed in a patchwork of differing rules as schools struggle to figure out how to regulate generative AI chatbots. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 The day before, thick smoke blanketed Spain’s third-biggest city. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Below me a narrow path winds through muddy rice paddies like a snake and disappears into a horizon blanketed by dense fog. — Marisol Delarosa, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 And winter is its own kind of magic, especially passing through the Rockies when the mountains are blanketed with snow. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 Each fall vast portions of the country are blanketed with palettes of colorful foliage beckoning leaf peepers to come enjoy the dazzling displays. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Snow blanketed Dunedin, the South Island’s second-largest city, prompting police to urge residents to avoid travel unless absolutely necessary because of icy roads. — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026 In 11-on-11 with goal-to-go, cornerback Nohl Williams blanketed Rice to prevent a score. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 The television ads that have blanketed Michigan will have run their course, too. — Joey Cappelletti, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanketed
  1. coated
  2. concealed
  3. extinguished
  4. covered
  5. obscured
  6. suppressed
Verb
  • That fire extends to the drinks, too, with live coals coated in olive oil that is then used in the spot’s Martini.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
  • To create the image, the photographer would apply the photographic emulsion to a thin sheet of iron coated with a dark lacquer or enamel.
    — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of coated
Verb
  • The employees concealed the actions using third-party vendors and false invoices.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The machines were designed to detect non-metallic weapons, explosives and other threats concealed under layers of clothing that might evade traditional metal detectors.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of concealed
Verb
  • Newcastle can now extract far more money from any potential suitors and will be more confident of keeping hold of Hall now, though the prospect of the England defender leaving has not been entirely extinguished.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Passengers and flight attendants tackled him and extinguished the fire as the plane made an emergency landing.
    — Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of extinguished
Verb
  • Before construction began, the lot of land was flat and covered with vegetation.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • During the breakfast event, the walls of Sarabande’s main gallery were covered with custom artwork curated by Sarabande’s House of Bandits, a retail concept that helps sell Sarabande’s artists’ work.
    — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of covered
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  • The view offered by legal testimony, however, is still partially obscured.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The eye-popping financial and human costs of post-9/11 security have obscured other consequences.
    — Michael E. Neagle, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscured
Verb
  • The superconductivity weakened with the screening and was eventually completely suppressed.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 128 drones, according to the air force.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of suppressed

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“Blanketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanketed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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