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as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device
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as in to hide
to keep secret or shut off from view
bushes blotted out the shed from our view
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Recent Examples of blot out
From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
In the story, sunlight reaching Earth begins to weaken as Astrophage, a type of mysterious microorganism that travels through space and lives on or near the surface of stars, begins to blot out a significant amount of light from the Sun.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Is the army coming, blotting out the sun?
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
During her first bombing, Ginny had run for shelter into a perfume shop, where the proprietress methodically moved each bottle from the streetfront vitrine into a neat line on the floor as the dust from the percussive bombs blotted out the sun.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
In the story, sunlight reaching Earth begins to weaken as Astrophage, a type of mysterious microorganism that travels through space and lives on or near the surface of stars, begins to blot out a significant amount of light from the Sun.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Is the army coming, blotting out the sun?
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026
During her first bombing, Ginny had run for shelter into a perfume shop, where the proprietress methodically moved each bottle from the streetfront vitrine into a neat line on the floor as the dust from the percussive bombs blotted out the sun.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blot out
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Long-term Management Strategies The best way to completely eradicate ground ivy from your lawn and garden is through constant monitoring and removal methods.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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An invasive worm species is causing problems in the state, and the Colorado Department of Agriculture is asking residents to help eradicate it.—
Maria Braganini,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Without sofas, curtains, or rugs to soften things, your color palette has nowhere to hide.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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Many fish live, hide and eat the small shrimp and crabs that are within the seaweed, which made her snorkeling adventure more exciting.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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Just his ability to erase mistakes is extremely impressive where guys drive in the paint and see him and turn around and dribble out.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Satellite imagery reveals that in the weeks following the attack on the Abu Naser family building, more Israeli bombing nearly erased the rest of the neighborhood.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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The indictment follows a probe by House Republicans into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic that scrutinized Morens’ email communications and accused him of intentionally concealing records.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Police found the device concealed in the vehicle’s wheel well before the investigation was turned over to the department’s Detective Bureau, Podgorski said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Dreaded by some, dodged by others, and abolished by at least one executive entirely, quarterly earnings calls remain must-listen rituals for Wall Street and the business press, but not for most consumers or even rank‑and‑file employees.—
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Its refusal to abolish slavery placed it in a small club of holdouts, with Cuba and Brazil.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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But what exactly happens to these baby stars next isn't always clear (literally) because they are buried deep within clouds of dark, dusty gas that obscure them.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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All of that mythology, though, can obscure the real story.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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The same dynamic played out with accountants, who were expected to be wiped out by spreadsheet software in the 1990s.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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The mayor and the City Council have been warned for years that these shortcomings were leaving the city unacceptably vulnerable to the very kind of emergency that wiped out my home, killed 12 of my neighbors and burned 7,000 additional structures.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Her desk was perpetually covered in Post-it notes of various neon hues.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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This designation will cover a portion of Interstate 80 where the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reaches the city near Oracle Park, the Giants' home stadium.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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“Blot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blot%20out. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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