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Recent Examples of blat
Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026
Crews were blatting the flames to avoid impacts to neighboring businesses.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Your problem is that you were raised on fantasies of blatting muscle cars and Bueller-esque Ferrari Daytonas, and don’t know how to find something fun, affordable, and unexpected.
—Brett Berk, GQ, 26 June 2017
Verb
Top 6: Perez gets A&M insurance Mya Perez blats an two-run home run to extend A&M's lead 7-1, but back-to-back flyouts end the inning.
—Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 14 Mar. 2026
Crews were blatting the flames to avoid impacts to neighboring businesses.
—Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Your problem is that you were raised on fantasies of blatting muscle cars and Bueller-esque Ferrari Daytonas, and don’t know how to find something fun, affordable, and unexpected.
—Brett Berk, GQ, 26 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blat
Verb
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On a street by the harbor, crowds of people were squinting into the distance, exclaiming every time the whale exhaled.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
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Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully exclaimed.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Pharoah won the Triple Crown in 2015, breaking a then 37-year-old hex that created a near cathartic roar at Belmont Park.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Favorites by Diana Ross and Beyoncé are held up to the roar of the crowd before pixie dust is released from the musical’s original Broadway cast album.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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For more than 10 minutes, officers shouted at Lopez to drop his 6-inch butcher knife, according to a report by then-Police Chief Michel Moore and POST’s investigation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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In one of the videos, al-Nasaan’s body can be seen on the ground as his friends shout for help.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Native to North America, eastern screech-owls are mostly gray, reddish-brown or brown with yellow eyes, according to the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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This causes a blast of high-energy radiation called a gamma-ray burst (GRB), a final screech of gravitational waves, and sends out a spray of neutron-rich matter, which allows a process to occur that generates very heavy but unstable elements.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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No waiting for turbos to spool, no artificial torque curves; nothing but straightforward grunt.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 May 2026
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Corinthian can cruise silently and emissions-free using wind power alone, but the engines will kick in if more grunt is required.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Within seconds of the Yankees recording the final out of Monday’s 12-1 win over the Orioles, John Sterling’s signature victory call bellowed from Yankee Stadium’s speakers.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
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After Philadelphia fans bellowed the chant as a show of confidence during the 76ers’ Play-In Tournament victory to set up this series, Celtics fans responded in kind.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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My personal highlights were the tender, lightly caramelized moo ping pork skewers with sticky rice, succulent tomato stracciatella sourdough toast, and copious flawless mango, which melted in my mouth like butter.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Junior Heifers One building was filled with the almost deafening hum of high-power hair dryers and the occasional moo.—
Chris Torres,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Timbaland’s eerie, minimalist production — stuttering beat patterns, yawning silences between drum hits, synth riffs that bray and heave — was the ideal vehicle for Elliott’s slaloming, heavily syncopated raps.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Blat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blat. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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