blotted out

verb

Definition of blotted outnext
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 Synonyms for blotted out
  1. eradicated
  2. concealed
  3. erased
  4. obscured
  5. abolished
  6. covered
  7. suppressed
  8. destroyed
Verb
  • While Meta’s actions represent a significant step forward, pig butchering scams are far from eradicated.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Diseases that have been largely eradicated in the US still claim hundreds of thousands of lives abroad.
    Dylan Matthews, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of eradicated
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  • The dark patterns somehow concealed these in-game purchases from gamers.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Surveillance images from the shooting show the man wearing a hooded jacket and a mask that concealed most of his face -- a look that would not have attracted attention on a chilly morning.
    MICHAEL BALSAMO AND MICHAEL R. SISAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of concealed
Verb
  • They’ve all been erased from the story in A Complete Unknown.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • With a three-yard touchdown run from Gus Edwards and a four-yard touchdown catch from Quentin Johnston, the Chargers erased a 13-0 halftime deficit.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of erased
Verb
  • The manhunt has thus far relied on just a few grainy images of a man whose face is largely obscured by a mask and hoodie.
    Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In both, his face is partially obscured by a blue mask.
    Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of obscured
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  • Arizona voters abolished the use of the gas chamber after a controversial execution in 1992.
    Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
  • However, the Nostalgic Partners case put forth a variety of strong arguments for the exemption to be curtailed or abolished entirely, if and when the Supreme Court ever wishes to take up the issue.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of abolished
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  • The new pricing for these doses will be 50% cheaper than the other GLP-1 drugs in the market, although the reduced pricing won’t apply to the doses covered by insurance.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • He was also known for possessing a cannon of a right arm, which accounted for 123 assists from the corner outfield (and for two scoreless appearances, a decade apart, that covered 5 2/3 innings on the mound).
    Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of covered
Verb
  • But as Daniel Goleman writes in his book Social Intelligence, in a society that puts too much emphasis on individualism, the power of the social brain often gets suppressed and overlooked.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But Google's study, published in Nature, showed that for the first time, errors can be suppressed exponentially as a quantum computer increases in size – a breakthrough that has been pursued in the field for more than 30 years.
    Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK, theweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressed
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  • At least seven homes were destroyed and eight damaged, but officials said that number could rise.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Franklin fire is burning within much of the footprint of 2018’s devastating Woolsey fire, which destroyed more than 1,600 structures and burned about 97,000 acres in Malibu, the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding communities of Thousand Oaks, Oak Park and Agoura Hills.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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