Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanking
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Wrapped in a blanked on the sofa, binging reruns of The Oprah Show on YouTube and gleefully ignoring emails all morning is my idea of heaven.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025 -
On July 4, after Zane confessed to feeling guilty about ignoring more texts from his family members, the chatbot offered to help Zane craft a terse message to them.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Palantir leader goes as far as completely disregarding elite diplomas when considering who to hire at the company.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Consistently disregarding your wellbeing.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Zwerner is suing Parker, who is accused of neglecting to act on concerns the student had a gun in January 2023 at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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An Australian mother admitted neglecting her children so severely that one was hospitalized with lice eggs in her hair and dirt caked on her feet — and later died from cardiac arrest linked to poor nutrition.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite posting one of the highest payrolls in all of baseball, the Mets ended up missing the postseason following a 4-0 loss to the Miami Marlins in the last game of the regular season.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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There was always at least one letter missing from the words Racquet Club on the outside of the building.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The epicenter of the hurricane is passing over Cuba at the opposite end of the island to the Caribbean country's capital city of Havana, the BBC noted.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Over the next week, Melissa is passing over some warmer than usual waters in the Caribbean, which has not seen a tropical storm or hurricane yet this season.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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The Buffalo Bills followed up an impressive win over the Kansas City Chiefs, their long-time AFC nemesis, with an almost inexplicable flop against the Miami Dolphins in Week 10, losing 30-13 on the road.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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When considering improvement, Berzin suggests focusing on changing the ratio of muscle to fat rather than simply losing weight.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Blanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanking. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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