blotting out

verb

present participle of blot out
1
as in eradicating
to destroy all traces of blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

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

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Recent Examples of blotting out For a few minutes at each end of that window, the moon’s edge will appear to align with that of the sun, blotting out the star’s fierce light and revealing the wispy corona off to one side. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026 From up in the space shuttle, in 1983, astronaut Sally Ride could see the pollution blotting out her Los Angeles hometown. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 Is the army coming, blotting out the sun? — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 23 Mar. 2026 And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026 But two shootings of US citizens and scenes of unrest in Minnesota are blotting out any hope of that. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Unfortunately, the 2025 Perseids happened to coincide with the appearance of a waxing gibbous moon, which bleached the sky with moonlight, blotting out all but the brightest members of the ancient meteor shower. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotting out
  1. eradicating
  2. concealing
  3. erasing
  4. hiding
  5. abolishing
  6. obscuring
  7. wiping out
  8. covering
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  • The quest for 500 million flies The only way the US has succeeded in eradicating screwworm is by breeding millions of flies, sterilizing them using radiation and dropping them in areas with infestations.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The brand also claims that this sweeps away plaque rather than just blasting a hole through it, more effectively eradicating the sludgy bacteria.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of eradicating
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  • The thin, buildable formula is an especially good fit for anyone who wants to even out discoloration and soften the look of pores without concealing their skin beneath a heavy layer of makeup.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Some agents appeared interested in concealing their activity from people managing the website.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of concealing
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  • When the option of erasing heartbreak is so readily available, is this a kindness or a cruel, emotional violation?
    — Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But Bama followed with a 38-3 quarterfinal flop to Indiana, erasing any momentum and placing DeBoer squarely under the microscope entering a pivotal third season.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of erasing
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  • However, researchers found that more than 15,000 of those edits had been made by AI agents that used the pages to share various tactics and tips for cheating, hacking, and hiding their behavior from human monitors.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • On rainy days when the sun is hiding and the temperatures are cool, consider these your emotional support pants.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of hiding
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  • This July, the EU enacted one of their demands, abolishing the customs duty exemption below €150 and introducing a temporary €3 duty per item.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Others, like abolishing the Senate and Supreme Court, are more controversial and used by Republicans to hammer DSA candidates as out of step with the American mainstream.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of abolishing
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  • Orwell was exploring the roles that euphemism, tangled syntax, and dying metaphors can play in obscuring the true intentions of a totalitarian state.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Forward vision is excellent because there’s no roof, A-pillars, or much of anything obscuring your view (the only model above the Signature Edition, called the Grand Touring, does include a roof of sorts).
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscuring
Verb
  • Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.
    — Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Definition of wiping out
Verb
  • Both books combine new, headline-generating reporting with intel Wickersham has gathered over decades covering football.
    — Aaron Reiss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But since Harvey, then a senior at Oberlin College, was writing for the Oberlin Review, covering football was a rather tricky proposition.
    — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of covering

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“Blotting out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotting%20out. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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