blotted out

verb

past tense of blot out
1
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

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

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Recent Examples of blotted out The rest of the ensemble (from a sparky Betty Gilpin as Horwitz’s editor and Bill Burr as a fictionalized composite of a Zuckerberg ally) gets blotted out by Sorkin’s own agitprop for the Sorkin brand. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2026 Those shots blotted out what had been an inspiriting effort by the Valkyries’ bench unit. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 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 Now, fireflies have become scarce, the July nights have grown too hot for comfort, and the summer skies are often blotted out by smoke. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 The sight of the sun being blotted out has long had religious and spiritual meaning. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026 Ancient caravan routes are now mere remnants, quickly blotted out by the path of red trucks. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026 Vanessa Van Helsing wakes up from a coma to discover that a volcanic eruption has blotted out the sun, letting vampires prey 24/7. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotted out
  1. eradicated
  2. concealed
  3. erased
  4. obscured
  5. abolished
  6. covered
  7. wiped out
  8. suppressed
Verb
  • How mouthwash affects your oral microbiome The oral microbiome is not a collection of pathogens to be eradicated.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The team has eradicated every invasive casuarina pine, the Australian import whose needles poison the native plants beneath it, along with invasive sea grapes that chew up the dunes.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • This sonic machine—a pneumatic system operated by wind and air—is partially concealed inside walls.
    — Thomas Patier, Artforum, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Villarreal Ortiz obtained permanent residence by falsely identifying his aunt, a naturalized American citizen, as his mother and later concealed that deception when applying for citizenship, prosecutors say.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of concealed
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  • Matthew Stafford led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives as the Rams erased a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Philadelphia 24-20, ending years of frustration against the Eagles.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The sequence that led to it was emblematic of a Broncos team that can play with anybody but has erased any margin for error in the first quarter of this season by making too many mistakes and generating too little offense.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of erased
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  • Both of us gravitated toward the dot cake, vanilla cake and buttercream, entirely obscured by a psychedelic layer of rainbow sprinkles, an online phenomenon neither of us had tried.
    — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The same repositioning also obscured the screws that hold the GPU brace’s mounting bracket.
    — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of obscured
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  • The Australian Consulate has taken an interest in her case, given the country abolished the death penalty in 1985.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Amendment, which abolished slavery and argued that loopholes in the amendment helped pave the way for the mass incarceration of Black Americans.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of abolished
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  • Wigs can cost thousands of dollars and are often not covered by insurance.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As for the stumps left behind, Federal Emergency Management Agency rules said that if a tree is more than 24 inches in diameter or is leaning more than 51%, it’s covered under FEMA reimbursement, Public Works Director Brad Baxter said.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of covered
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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 wiped out
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  • Sorkin’s problem was that, in reality, at this point in Facebook’s history, the powerful CEO had pushed out all the Roger McNamees, having suppressed dissent within the company.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the network enacts the decision, as other genes are activated or suppressed farther downstream, but isn’t active in it.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of suppressed

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“Blotted out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotted%20out. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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