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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
Also, science reporter Denise Chow talks about the extreme heat blanketing the nation just in time for its 250th birthday.
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Michelle Garcia,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
That’s because of a heat dome that is blanketing the region, sending the temperature and humidity soaring.
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Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The project includes grading, seeding and blanketing the hill with the goal of helping the grass get established.
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Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Neon green swirls look truly otherworldly against a haze of bright purple blanketing Earth, which also seems enveloped in a ruby red glow.
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Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Forecasts show the dust blanketing much of the Caribbean on Saturday before reaching South Florida.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
26 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
Michelle Garcia,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
That’s because of a heat dome that is blanketing the region, sending the temperature and humidity soaring.
—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
With the passage of Thursday’s law, both sides have agreed to pull their respective measures from the November ballot, halting campaigns that had both parties amassing tens of millions in funding and blanketing the airwaves with ads.
—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
The project includes grading, seeding and blanketing the hill with the goal of helping the grass get established.
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Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Neon green swirls look truly otherworldly against a haze of bright purple blanketing Earth, which also seems enveloped in a ruby red glow.
—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Forecasts show the dust blanketing much of the Caribbean on Saturday before reaching South Florida.
—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
26 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanketing
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But the real pleasure is the 303 basslines that squirm in between the drums, coating the soundscapes of the tracks in grime and noxious soot.
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The Shanghai researchers say the coating can be applied using conventional automotive spray-coating techniques.
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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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Robbie Ray threw six efficient innings after regrouping from a fall while covering first base, Willy Adames hit a two-run double as part of a four-run opening frame and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Saturday night.
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Maybe Bill Plaschke would be aware of that, and give due credit, if his hometown major newspaper bothered to have a dedicated correspondent covering one of the city’s NBA teams.
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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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Ukrainian forces can now detect and strike Russian troops day and night, often suppressing positions before infantry move in.
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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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As a result, the far right has polarized what should be a nuanced debate, in much the same way that some American conservatives turned masking into a form of political sorting.
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Minutes after Iran played to a thrilling, though for Rezaeian and his teammates heartbreaking, 1-1 draw against Egypt, Rezaeian didn’t bother masking his pain.
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