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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
When a team wins Game 7 of the World Series, those final moments tend to blot out everything that came before it.
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
The legendary Eartha Kitt would be the voice of a villainous sorceress determined to blot out the sun.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
The eclipse will begin at 10:03 a.m. when the moon starts to blot out 54 percent of the sun.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
For a few precious minutes during a solar eclipse, the Moon blots out the disk of the Sun, revealing its wispy outer atmosphere, or corona.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024
The legendary Eartha Kitt would be the voice of a villainous sorceress determined to blot out the sun.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
The eclipse will begin at 10:03 a.m. when the moon starts to blot out 54 percent of the sun.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
For a few precious minutes during a solar eclipse, the Moon blots out the disk of the Sun, revealing its wispy outer atmosphere, or corona.
—Byhannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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On this day in 1979: Scientists declared that smallpox had been eradicated about a dozen years after the World Health Organization intensified its vaccination push and prior requirements in many countries in the Americas and Europe.Mark Jones, The Arizona Republic, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the 1950s, an ambitious international campaign was launched to eradicate the insect in the north and center of the continent.Geraldine Castro, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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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 alleged cheaters in France used simple techniques to conceal their cameras, like hiding the devices in their clothing, but much more robust options exist on the open market.Ben Dowsett, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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One dud doesn’t erase the good performances Young has put on tape over the past month.Joseph Person, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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In August, the Taliban published vice laws that ban women’s voices and bare faces in public in an effort to completely erase Afghan women and girls from public life.Brian Cheng, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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That gorgeous cabinet is concealing a 5.25-inch high excursion woofer and a pair of 2.25-inch full range drivers, with 120W of amplification.Brad Moon, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Things like under-bed lighting, concealed speakers and charging stations, and foot-of-the-bed TV chests will keep electronics out of view.Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
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Rankin believed that without a widespread moral awakening, the prospect was slim that slavery could be abolished.TIME, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
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Kash Patel vows to abolish the ‘deep state’; Trump’s FBI pick thrills MAGA base Robby Soave and Steven Olikara weigh in on Donald Trump’s nominee to spearhead the FBI, Kash Patel.The Hill, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024
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Wedding Bells In August, engagement rumors began swirling when Gomez posted a mirror selfie that seemingly obscured an engagement ring on her finger with some pink love heart emojis.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Rasche, somewhat challenging his Succession corporate-hanger-on image, opts for a genial warmth that obscures emotional absence.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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By the end of 1977, the ranks of the guerrilla groups had been largely wiped out, but the dictatorship’s terror continued.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The mission is simple: wipe out the military-industrial complex.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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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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“Blot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blot%20out. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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