as in cloak
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
a blanket of fog concealed the view of the harbor
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as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
a blanket promise of amnesty for everyone with overdue library books
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1
as in to coat
to form a layer over
leaves blanketed all of the land around the house
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as in to hide
to keep secret or shut off from view
blanketed the secret memo from the news media
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3
as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam
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Recent Examples of blanket
Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which upended California’s homelessness strategy by allowing cities to enforce blanket bans on camping — even if no shelter beds are available.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
The seven-day-a-week schedule for 50 pools begins Saturday, just as a sweltering heat wave is forecasted to blanket the city.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Noun
What's included with Wildland Trekking trips: Camping gear, including the sleeping pads, sleeping bags, blankets and tents.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, which upended California’s homelessness strategy by allowing cities to enforce blanket bans on camping — even if no shelter beds are available.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
Adjective
Add in those warm layers with this pretty blanket scarf that can be wrapped in a bunch of different ways.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
Verb
The world looks clean and new and fresh outside with tall purple irises blanketing the swales and the fringes of the shore and azaleas like banks of rose flames along the roadsides and the fresh new lime tongues of cottonwood leaves fluttering like a cool green stream at the edges of the clearings.
—Robert Finch
june 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
The seven-day-a-week schedule for 50 pools begins Saturday, just as a sweltering heat wave is forecasted to blanket the city.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
Noun
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In heartbreak lives hope, and if June isn’t hanging up her cloak, then neither can any of us.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2025
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The crackdown intensified sharply following the post-election unrest, the report adds, and continues today under a cloak of near-total impunity.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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The studio is banking on the rapidly growing global anime fandom, particularly in the U.S., where enthusiasm spans general audiences, Hollywood creators, celebrities and businesses.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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The new moon in your sign on January 29 will bring forward a fresh start in your finances as well as your life in general.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The minute, hour and second rings are made of titanium coated with DLC in three colors: green, blue and black.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Products coated with Cōēo can be recycled by CDC Studio and turned into slabs suitable for flooring and design objects.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The green laser shows you where dust might be hiding on your floors, and the LCD screen will tell you about the particle sizes down to the micron.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
8 July 2025
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Such a deal is not going to bring about North Korea’s denuclearization, of course, and Pyongyang will likely attempt to cheat by hiding some of its nuclear facilities.—
ANDREI LANKOV,
Foreign Affairs,
8 July 2025
Verb
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The onetime dream of widespread debt forgiveness has been extinguished, and a five-year reprieve for people who had defaulted on student loans expired in May of this year.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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For example, on April 9, an American Airlines flight from Indianapolis to Los Angeles was diverted to Chicago after a passenger’s portable battery charger caught fire and was extinguished by crew members.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Previously, veils of grandeur — or length — were reserved for royal nuptials.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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The veil between the online and offline realms feels thin as Zoomers socialize in their Zoomer way: playful, anarchic, yet always aware of the camera.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Pick up that Walmart set of pencils or the generic Target pencil sharpener.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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Share transformation stories instead of generic tips.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Then-manager Braun, through his company, covered what was owed in the form of a loan at a highly favorable (to Bieber) rate.—
Shirley Halperin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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Founded in 2004, Cartoon Brew is an online publication covering animation worldwide.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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