blanking

Definition of blankingnext
present participle of blank
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanking
Verb
  • Even the wokest of the wokes are ignoring poor Megan.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • Our detailed reporting agitated the government, which went from ignoring our existence to breathing down our necks.
    Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Judges up and down the ladder must make clear that there will be consequences for disregarding their orders, and act on that clarity; so far, the limited number of contempt proceedings have run into procedural walls or been derailed by appellate courts.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • Trump has instituted a pay-to-play system for his allies and unilaterally started wars while disregarding Congress’s authority as a coequal branch of government.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The real problem was that the industry had spent too long building products while neglecting the operational systems that make financial infrastructure trustworthy in the first place.
    Amy Guttman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • However, some argue that neglecting the issue creates an even larger vulnerability.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Is an important event missing from this date?
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • You could be forgiven for missing the name.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • On Sunday, May 3, a United Boeing 767-400 coming from Venice, Italy, came into contact with the pole while passing over a major roadway at a very low elevation on its final approach, the carrier confirmed in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • The incident occurred when the plane was passing over the southbound lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • The rest of the production had been much harder—particularly because, to his frustration, he’d been forced to film primarily in Atlanta rather than in Oakland, after a year of maddening delays led to the production losing its California tax rebate.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • The Wolves were wiped out by the Spurs in the second round, losing Game 6 by 30 points on Friday night.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 17 May 2026
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“Blanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanking. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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