as in cloak
something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth
a blanket of fog concealed the view of the harbor
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as in general
belonging or relating to the whole
a blanket promise of amnesty for everyone with overdue library books
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as in to coat
to form a layer over
leaves blanketed all of the land around the house
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as in to hide
to keep secret or shut off from view
blanketed the secret memo from the news media
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as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam
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Recent Examples of blanket
Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2024
Watch on Deadline The report showed a man inside the cell, hiding under a blanket.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
The sheer magnitude of the eruption sent volcanic material high into the stratosphere, creating an ash cloud that blanketed the skies and dispersed across the globe.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Turkish beach towels can be used for more than just the beach too: use them as a picnic blanket, a sarong, or a travel blanket.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2024
Watch on Deadline The report showed a man inside the cell, hiding under a blanket.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Add in those warm layers with this pretty blanket scarf that can be wrapped in a bunch of different ways.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
Verb
The Baltimore region is blanketed with a dense fog, causing visibility as narrow as a quarter-mile or less during the Wednesday morning commute.
—Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
The sheer magnitude of the eruption sent volcanic material high into the stratosphere, creating an ash cloud that blanketed the skies and dispersed across the globe.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
Noun
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And the gentlest of hands picked it up and tucked it into the manger straw, and tucked the baby in beside it, and covered them both with the cloak.Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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He’s visited the Hall of Fame under the cloak of secrecy many times where various Hall officials have taken him into the basement archives to view a display of interesting artifacts.Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This phenomenon suggests that many chief executives are benefiting from general market momentum rather than their own strategic decisions or leadership skills.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Proposition 35 backers say state lawmakers could still choose to increase funding for the facilities by allocating money from the state general fund, where some of the tax revenue is going.Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Generously coat the inside of a large bundt pan with softened butter. 2.Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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As wind blew air through a mesh coated with catalysts to extract nitrogen and hydrogen from water vapor, the device produced enough ammonia with a sufficiently high concentration for use as a hydroponic fertilizer – all without the need for additional electricity or radiation.New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Yang then bemoaned how people shoot lasers at him and hide their kids.Anne McCarthy, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
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While his mask has changed and grown smaller over the years, Peck has kept his face hidden from the public view.Joyce Orlando, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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After the fire was extinguished, emergency medical personnel declared the woman dead at the scene.Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Firefighters quickly extinguished and contained a kitchen fire.Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The brides are switched because their wedding veils conceal their identity, one of them hidden and the other deliberately hiding.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
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Sky Ferreira is finally free to discuss what’s been happening to her for the past decade behind the corporate veil.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The second half morphs into a fairly generic action set piece, crescendoing to a bitterly underwhelming climax and a conclusion that offers no kind of closure.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ generic version of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Victoza, which is currently in shortage in the country.Reuters, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Sasha Hupka covers county government and elections for The Arizona Republic.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Fix the Court, a nonprofit organization registered under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS, reported on tax forms covering fiscal 2023 paying Gabe Roth, its director, a salary of $168,100.Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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