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as in coating
to form a layer over
leaves blanketed all of the land around the house
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as in concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view
blanketed the secret memo from the news media
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as in extinguishing
to cause to cease burning
firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam
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Recent Examples of blanketing
Clamminess blanketing your hands.
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David Oliver,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The crowd spilled over to Le Bar, with its cerulean fabric swirls blanketing the ceiling, a nod to the hotel’s haute couture history.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
The fire spread to other trees and nearby brush, burning about half an acre and blanketing the area in smoke, according to KNN.
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Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Woolen finished the offseason program with perhaps his best performance yet, including intercepting Hurts while in tight coverage on a pass across the middle to Dallas Goedert and blanketing a receiver on a deep ball.
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Zach Berman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
The white garment blanketing her round shoulders plunges into a vee in the middle of her chest.
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Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Whipping winds can quickly spread the flames, and with the dry brush blanketing hills across South Orange County, minutes matter.
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Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
Many homeowners who want to kill dandelions opt for spot-treating with non-harmful products or pulling them by hand with a long taproot tool — both of which avoid blanketing the entire yard.
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Ryan Brennan
may 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
Two of its three boosters made recovery landings back at neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station touching down about eight minutes after liftoff at Landing Zones 40 and 2, and blanketing the Space Coast in a pair of sonic booms during reentry.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
David Oliver,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The crowd spilled over to Le Bar, with its cerulean fabric swirls blanketing the ceiling, a nod to the hotel’s haute couture history.
—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
The fire spread to other trees and nearby brush, burning about half an acre and blanketing the area in smoke, according to KNN.
—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Woolen finished the offseason program with perhaps his best performance yet, including intercepting Hurts while in tight coverage on a pass across the middle to Dallas Goedert and blanketing a receiver on a deep ball.
—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
The white garment blanketing her round shoulders plunges into a vee in the middle of her chest.
—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
Whipping winds can quickly spread the flames, and with the dry brush blanketing hills across South Orange County, minutes matter.
—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
Many homeowners who want to kill dandelions opt for spot-treating with non-harmful products or pulling them by hand with a long taproot tool — both of which avoid blanketing the entire yard.
—
Ryan Brennan
may 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2026
Two of its three boosters made recovery landings back at neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station touching down about eight minutes after liftoff at Landing Zones 40 and 2, and blanketing the Space Coast in a pair of sonic booms during reentry.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanketing
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The Shanghai researchers say the coating can be applied using conventional automotive spray-coating techniques.
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According to the American Cleaning Institute, certain laundry additives function by coating fabric surfaces, meaning that residues may remain even after rinsing.
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An advocacy group trying to investigate DOGE’s influence on the Federal Communications Commission accused the FCC of failing to comply with a public records request and of concealing Chairman Brendan Carr’s use of the Signal messaging service.
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Trees tower over the cemetery, and branches stretch across the fence, concealing the entrance from passersby.
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The next phase of operations will focus on accessing and extinguishing remaining fire within more interior areas of the building.
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Authorities cautioned that extinguishing the fire could take days or even weeks.
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Roadside assistance is included, covering towing, flat-tire service and lockout support.
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Lining and fully covering them is better still.
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?
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The country’s singular role in hiding Jews from their Nazi occupiers is well documented.
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The anti-Trump rage, the surge of younger, more educated progressive voters, the hunger for someone willing to fight on affordability with policy, message, and tone, in Albany and Washington — all of it was hiding in plain sight for anyone looking at the data rather than the tired, old playbook.
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The migrating dust can move from the African desert more than 5,000 miles westward over the Atlantic and is known for suppressing rainfall and conditions that support hurricanes.
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At a status hearing Wednesday, an attorney for defendant Charles Green argued in favor of suppressing some of the evidence in the case.
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Baking soda neutralizes odors instead of masking them, binding with the compounds that actually cause smells rather than covering them up.
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Fresh grass clippings are great for masking naturally unpleasant odors in the garden by simply using them to cover the offensive materials.
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“Blanketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanketing. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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