blotting out

verb

Definition of blotting outnext
present participle of blot out
1
as in eradicating
to destroy all traces of blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

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2
as in concealing
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 blotting out
  1. erasing
  2. hiding
  3. obscuring
  4. covering
  5. abolishing
  6. suppressing
  7. destroying
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  • The response comes amid allegations that the institution was caving to Chinese pressure by erasing Tibetan cultural denominations.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The vagaries of the baseball season have a way of erasing the light years that exist between franchises and their respective infrastructures.
    Jerry Beach, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of erasing
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  • Further evidence is the fact that Amazon is bragging about, not hiding, season 2 viewership.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The footage captured a figure in a ski mask hiding in the shadows as an unsuspecting woman arrives at the bank and goes about withdrawing money from the ATM.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hiding
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  • Even with James’ flashlight, interiors are consistently dark, obscuring the monstrous threads that loom at every turn.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Lemon Cloud Window Privacy Film $27 at Amazon The frosted glass film is covered in holographic rainbow half-moon shapes, which blurred the view from the inside and outside of my door, without completely obscuring light.
    Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of obscuring
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  • Astronomers now believe that Europa has an ice shell 10 to 15 miles thick, covering a global ocean 40 to 100 miles deep.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Several of these programs also offer other support, like covering health insurance and educational costs, too.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of covering
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  • Stein has called for abolishing student and medical debt.
    Margie Cullen, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Racism, 100 years after abolishing slavery, was at its peak (Ole Miss riots and the rise of George Wallace are just a few examples ), with the KKK brutalizing African Americans in the South.
    Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of abolishing
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  • The material achieves this by reacting strongly with the battery electrodes and suppressing processes that generate hydrogen.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Research has shown that suppressing emotional expression leads to poorer conversation quality and a reduced sense of connection.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of suppressing
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  • While undoubtedly devastating, the Israeli military said at the beginning of the campaign that reports of these airstrikes destroying 50 percent of Hezbollah’s rockets were most likely exaggerated.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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