blot out

verb

Definition of blot outnext
1
as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

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2
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 Those in the eclipse's path were treated to an incredible display as the moon completely blotted out the sun and revealed its outermost layer, which for a few minutes appeared as a striking glowing ring. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Californians suffered from terrible air quality, struggling to breathe amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a sooty plume blotted out the sun. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 The phenomenon, where smoke blots out the blue sky overhead, making the air appear milky-white or even orange, has become a relatively regular fixture of summers where out-of-control wildfires in the West bring noxious smoke downwind. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 17 July 2026 The sight of the sun being blotted out has long had religious and spiritual meaning. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for blot out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blot out
  1. eradicate
  2. hide
  3. erase
  4. conceal
  5. abolish
  6. obscure
  7. wipe out
  8. cover
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  • Through hidden fees and poor service, traditional banks have alienated many customers, while online banking and ATMs have eradicated differences between banks.
    — Jeffrey I. Cole, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Burnham has also made pledges about reducing, and even eradicating, homelessness, improving care for the elderly and meeting NATO targets on defense spending.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
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  • Russian tech companies are scrambling to harden and hide their data centers underground after Ukrainian drone strikes damaged facilities housing AI supercomputers and disrupted cloud services for millions of Russian users.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Check the plant’s foliage for pests occasionally, paying particular attention to the undersides of leaves, where spider mites, scale and aphids like to hide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of hide
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  • The traditional response might be to restore the application or data to an earlier point in time, but that could also erase legitimate changes that employees, customers or other systems made after that recovery point.
    — Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The goal is not to erase anything, just to let something lighter stand alongside the heavier feelings.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of erase
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  • Clements is charged with two counts of first-degree homicide by vehicle, hit and run resulting in serious injury or death, stalking, and concealing the death of another.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Carvajal also rejected the suggestion that the group activated disappearing messages to conceal threats.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of conceal
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  • Both Weir and Khan have expressed their wishes for the reinstatement of tax-free shopping (abolished in 2021) for overseas visitors — a proposal that was met with cheers at the BFC’s fashion week breakfast this year.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Daylight saving time was repealed after World War I and then brought back in World War II in 1942, only to be abolished again three years later.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
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  • Tornado Cash obscures transaction trails by mixing cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Flock fights to obscure 100,000 cameras For Flock protesters, cases like the one in Florida are disturbing, since Flock appears to take great pains to obscure who owns cameras where and how large its camera network is.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of obscure
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  • The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of wipe out
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  • The four candidates are battling to represent the Midwest’s only majority-Latino district, which covers much of Chicago’s Southwest Side and stretches into the western suburbs, including parts of Berwyn, Brookfield, Hinsdale and Melrose Park.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • That means arbitrary Drake covers and Max B homages, smooth ballads on smashing cougars and dirty macking.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
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“Blot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blot%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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