1
as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device
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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
Tennesseans were able to nerd out Monday afternoon as astronomy, cosmology, meteorology and a little theology collided in the heavens over North America, casting a black shadow that, in some places, blotted out the midday sun.
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Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2024
California 5 dead, more than 1,100 structures destroyed as firestorm besieges L.A. County
16 minutes ago
Within three hours, black smoke billowing down from the hills blotted out the sun as locals fled, streets jammed with cars, and anxiety turned to flat-out panic.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Radioactive fallout and nuclear winter, in which dust and smoke blot out the sun, would mean the extinction of most life on Earth.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
There are tens of millions of people who live along a narrow stretch from Mexico’s Pacific coast to eastern Canada, otherwise known as the path of totality, where locals and travelers gazed skyward to see the moon fully blot out the sun.
—Anna Furman, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 8 Apr. 2024
California 5 dead, more than 1,100 structures destroyed as firestorm besieges L.A. County
16 minutes ago
Within three hours, black smoke billowing down from the hills blotted out the sun as locals fled, streets jammed with cars, and anxiety turned to flat-out panic.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Radioactive fallout and nuclear winter, in which dust and smoke blot out the sun, would mean the extinction of most life on Earth.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
There are tens of millions of people who live along a narrow stretch from Mexico’s Pacific coast to eastern Canada, otherwise known as the path of totality, where locals and travelers gazed skyward to see the moon fully blot out the sun.
—Anna Furman, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blot out
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Prions behave differently than viruses and bacteria and are virtually impossible to eradicate.—
Jim Robbin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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In recent days the Trump administration and Musk have moved to eradicate the U.S. Agency for International Development, which is responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance worldwide.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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His wife, Avital, who was seven months pregnant at the time, hid in a safe room with their two daughters.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Dylan notices the slogan and examines the poster to find that Irv hid his drawing of the Exports Hall, with detailed instructions on how to get there written on the back, behind it.—
Megan McCluskey,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Those odds dropped slowly with each game Ovechkin missed due to a fractured left fibula until all progress from his hot streak was erased.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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That’s surrender — to the idea that this is a zero-sum war where one side must be erased for the other to survive.—
Hen Mazzig,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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These outfits fall straight from shoulders to hip and conceal your waist.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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At least 37 giant live beetles measuring 4 to 5 inches have been found concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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The president, however, doesn’t have the authority to abolish the agency by executive order.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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In 1981, President Reagan went on a crusade to abolish the NEA, with multiple plans to break it apart, ranging from an immediate halt to halving its budget.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 Feb. 2025
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But failure to directly deny allegations of fascism is a common strategy used by far-right and radical conservative movements seeking to obscure deeper links to extremist groups to avoid public backlash.—
Matthew Kriner,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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At kick-off time, the pitch was obscured by smoke, the result of dozens of flares let off in the Tribune Est of the Stade de Roudourou.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Because laying hens are so susceptible to the H5N1 virus, which can wipe out entire flocks within days of the first infection, egg producers have been on the frontline in the fight against various bird flu strains for years now.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, along with those countries’ retaliatory tariffs, could wipe out 1.5 percentage points from US gross domestic product growth (GDP) in 2025 and another 2.1 percentage points in 2026, according to estimates by EY chief economist Gregory Daco.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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To break down some of the best and worst of this year’s wacky deadline, The Athletic brought together three of its writers: James L. Edwards III, who covers the New York Knicks; Darnell Mayberry, who covers the Chicago Bulls; and Josh Robbins, who covers the Washington Wizards.—
J. Robbins, J. Edwards and D. Mayberry,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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The bottle was reportedly covered in blood and located a few feet from the Nissan, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Blot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blot%20out. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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