blots out

verb

present tense third-person singular of blot out
1
as in erases
to destroy all traces of blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

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2
as in conceals
to keep secret or shut off from view bushes blotted out the shed from our view

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Recent Examples of blots out Extragalactic astronomers refer to a region behind our Milky Way as the 'Zone of Avoidance' because dust between our galaxy's stars blots out, or deeply reddens, light from more distant galaxies behind it. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2026 Most people never get to experience a total solar eclipse, when the moon blots out the disk of the sun and reveals its fiery outermost atmospheric layer, or corona. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blots out
  1. erases
  2. conceals
  3. eradicates
  4. hides
  5. abolishes
  6. obscures
  7. wipes out
  8. covers
Verb
  • Windows automatically erases them after 72 hours to prevent them from using too much disk space.
    — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The whole thing with Pullman porters is they weren’t called by their names, they were all called George, so that erases your identity.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026
Definition of erases
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  • Advertisement Best of all is Deutch’s Gail, whose sunbeam demeanor barely conceals her flirty, mischievous side.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
  • This style helps to prevent moisture loss and conceals your ends to avoid breakage.
    — Aleah Wright, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Definition of conceals
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  • But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.
    — Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of eradicates
Verb
  • Chasing Perfect Branding Instead Of Customers Another version of the same problem hides inside marketing and design.
    — Erhan Kaya, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Instead of correcting the error, the scheming matriarch hides him in the attic and collects a life insurance payout.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of hides
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  • Instead, this measure abolishes them.
    — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Definition of abolishes
Verb
  • While institutional incentives aren't wrong, portraying them solely as student benefits obscures a critical reality.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • But the total tally obscures how there were basically two types of Davis residents, those living close to the project and those living elsewhere in town.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of obscures
Verb
  • This major markdown wipes out the steep premiums on most high-tier gaming displays, allowing e-sports players and media creators to rise through the ranks with a highly fluid, ultra-clear panoramic canvas.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Continue reading … LINES REDRAWN — Supreme Court greenlights Alabama GOP map that wipes out a majority-Black district.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Definition of wipes out
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  • The verdict, handed down last Friday, covers claims brought by the family of Kealon Gilmore, who was killed, and wounded survivors including Jazmin Anderson, who was shot in the head, according to the statement.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Christopher Lowe, the shark lab’s director, is searching for funding, whether from foundations, private donors or corporations, for the shark safety program, which covers 500 miles of coastline from Morro Bay to the Mexican border.
    — Kori McNair, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of covers

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“Blots out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blots%20out. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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