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
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Swaths of the country will get a white Thanksgiving this year as a winter storm moving towards the Northeast is expected to blanket parts of the Midwest and Northeast in snow on Thursday evening, threatening to snarl travel plans after the holiday.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 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
Travel was complicated on Thursday due to wintery storms that blanketed parts of the East Coast and northeastern U.S., with an Arctic blast expected to produce heavy snowfall in some ares bordering the Great Lakes over the weekend.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Swaths of the country will get a white Thanksgiving this year as a winter storm moving towards the Northeast is expected to blanket parts of the Midwest and Northeast in snow on Thursday evening, threatening to snarl travel plans after the holiday.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
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New metamaterials – which can in principle be used to make an ‘invisibility cloak’ – are used extensively in current stealth research.David Hambling, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Callas could fold herself in a cloak and force an audience to focus on her.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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As the season wound down, media reports had the Patriots interested in hiring Belichick as its head coach and general manager.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The report provided a variety of statistics about the office’s investigations, how many complaints were filed and the general types of allegations.Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
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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
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Generously coat the inside of a large bundt pan with softened butter. 2.Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But of course, around them hiding in forests and hills and woods are the infected.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
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The women were models of courage, hiding from fighters in the mountains of Greece after World War II triggered violent civil strife in that country.Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
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With their playoff dreams now extinguished, the Giants face a tough choice to either focus on a full rebuild and next year's NFL draft or try to chip away at other teams in the season's closing weeks.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Unlike traditional sprinklers, this system releases a fine mist of water droplets designed to extinguish flames while minimizing damage to the fragile wood and stone.Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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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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Point out any generic phrases, weak transitions, or sections that need more punch.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Finally, other countries often have more government control over medication costs which could contribute to generic versions of tretinoin being more readily available and affordable.Jasmine Browley, Allure, 13 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 22 Dec. 2024.
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