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as in coated
to form a layer over
leaves blanketed all of the land around the house
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as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view
blanketed the secret memo from the news media
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as in extinguished
to cause to cease burning
firefighters managed to blanket the fire with foam
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Recent Examples of blanketed
Nearly a week after bouts of severe storms blanketed the Kansas City metro, came along Thursday as a cold front moved through the region.
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Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The fires that spread this week during an extreme drought in Georgia and Florida have blanketed cities hundreds of miles away in smoke, leading to more air quality warnings Thursday across the Southeast.
—Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The fires that spread this week during an extreme drought in Georgia and Florida have blanketed cities hundreds of miles (kilometers) away in smoke, leading to more air quality warnings Thursday across the Southeast.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Brown leaves, thick between the trees but mashed into the mud on the trail, blanketed the earth.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Flights at Miami International Airport were halted Tuesday morning as thunderstorms blanketed the area.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Publications blanketed him with first-team All-American and All-SEC selections.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
In the week leading up to the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers in February 2011, a storm hit North Texas that blanketed the stadium with ice and snow.
—Nick Harris
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The All-America guard had missed seven of her first eight shots as she was blanketed by South Carolina's defense.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The fires that spread this week during an extreme drought in Georgia and Florida have blanketed cities hundreds of miles away in smoke, leading to more air quality warnings Thursday across the Southeast.
—Emilie Megnien, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The fires that spread this week during an extreme drought in Georgia and Florida have blanketed cities hundreds of miles (kilometers) away in smoke, leading to more air quality warnings Thursday across the Southeast.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Brown leaves, thick between the trees but mashed into the mud on the trail, blanketed the earth.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
Flights at Miami International Airport were halted Tuesday morning as thunderstorms blanketed the area.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Publications blanketed him with first-team All-American and All-SEC selections.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026
In the week leading up to the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers in February 2011, a storm hit North Texas that blanketed the stadium with ice and snow.
—Nick Harris
april 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
The All-America guard had missed seven of her first eight shots as she was blanketed by South Carolina's defense.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanketed
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While this necklace is gold vermeil (coated), it’s designed to last a long time—just make sure not to shower with it on.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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The exterior of the ring is coated in titanium, which held up well during two weeks of testing.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 1986 Moscow concealed risks, dismissed warning signs and placed ideology above the lives of its citizens.—
Benjamin Mack-Jackson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The home stands apart in other ways, operating entirely off the grid with solar panels concealed behind parapets and water drawn from snowmelt.—
Nick Mafi,
Architectural Digest,
29 Apr. 2026
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Any outdoor fires should be extinguished properly, such as by using plenty of water and stirring until everything is cold to the touch.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fire crews arrived to find significant damage but quickly extinguished the flames.—
Annasofia Scheve,
San Antonio Express-News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The city cut funding last year to $800,000, with the remainder covered by a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The notices accompanying the most recent launches from Plesetsk covered much longer time periods, with daily windows of up to 10 hours over up to 14 consecutive days.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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That starts with its CEO Barbara Petersen, who spent decades tracking bills that obscured the public right to public information, as head of the First Amendment Foundation.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Giulia Rodighiero, the study’s lead author and an astronomer at the University of Padua in Italy, had wondered whether other large objects, perhaps obscured by their own dust, might be dwelling among JWST’s blue monsters.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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The 2021 army takeover triggered massive public resistance that was brutally suppressed, triggering a bloody civil war that has killed thousands of people.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The market value of media and entertainment stocks remains suppressed, however, amid intensifying competition from tech and streaming companies.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Blanketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanketed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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