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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
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.
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Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Slopes that were once blanketed in deep snow are now showing large patches of bare ground, with only limited terrain still skiable.
—Conor McGill, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
For five days, toxic fumes from a zinc smelter – a plant that turns zinc ore into pure zinc metal – poured out of the factory’s stacks, became trapped in the valley and thus blanketed Donora.
—Ella Whitman, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Tornado watches blanketed much of the East Coast.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Parts of the upper Midwest are blanketed in more than two feet of snow, with flakes still falling.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
Maurice, a 6-1 sophomore with major college potential, led all scorers with 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting – but he was blanketed from start to finish.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Last Friday, 4 to 6 inches of fresh snow blanketed the trail.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
His ads have blanketed local TV, social media and YouTube.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Slopes that were once blanketed in deep snow are now showing large patches of bare ground, with only limited terrain still skiable.
—Conor McGill, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
For five days, toxic fumes from a zinc smelter – a plant that turns zinc ore into pure zinc metal – poured out of the factory’s stacks, became trapped in the valley and thus blanketed Donora.
—Ella Whitman, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Tornado watches blanketed much of the East Coast.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Parts of the upper Midwest are blanketed in more than two feet of snow, with flakes still falling.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
Maurice, a 6-1 sophomore with major college potential, led all scorers with 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting – but he was blanketed from start to finish.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Last Friday, 4 to 6 inches of fresh snow blanketed the trail.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
His ads have blanketed local TV, social media and YouTube.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanketed
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The formula is richer than a typical lotion thanks to shea butter, but it’s designed to absorb gradually overnight rather than leaving skin feeling coated.—
Hana Hong,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
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The shrimp were tender with a little char, coated in a garlic chili glaze that added a mild kick without being overwhelming.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Beyond that, the county has concealed most legal bills from the process — fees paid to outside lawyers and investigators who built the case against Corpus and looked into her counter-accusations — citing attorney-client privilege.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The pair began to exchange words early in the second half, cracking the type of crooked smiles that hardly concealed the competitiveness driving both players to chirp and ridicule and needle one another on both ends of the court.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The fire has since been extinguished.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Once firefighters extinguished the blaze, an unresponsive 84-year-old woman was discovered inside, police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Thompson and Allen covered the net in all three games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Superstorm Sandy, which in 2012 flooded New York City and neighbors, had tropical storm-force winds that covered an area nearly one-fifth the area of the contiguous United States.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The bill of his ball cap obscured his gaze.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Instead, first-time director Fergus Campbell drops us directly into Cleo’s world — no parents, no rules and every authority figure is obscured, like the unintelligible adults in Peanuts cartoons.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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And an underpinning of loneliness and suppressed yearning.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Despite losing a similar argument in federal court at the end of January, accused CEO assassin Luigi Mangione's defense team is again vying to have damning evidence from his backpack suppressed in a New York state court.—
Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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