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 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
Adam Trenkamp, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026
The Abu Asi family huddled together inside their small tent in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, adjusting their blankets and looking for a comfortable place to sleep as winds tore through the city and heavy rain fell.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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
Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
The coffee chain is blanketing the country, one sticky-sweet, psychedelically colored beverage at a time.
—Tom Foster, Bloomberg, 5 Jan. 2026
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Noun
There’s a good deal of crossover in the three-season backpacking tent world, and a few key factors (like thicker fabrics, sturdy pole construction, and frame design) are critical to surviving a heavy blanket of snow.
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This would also support a shift away from blanket LNT applications, particularly in environmental cleanup, where the stakes involve billions of dollars and decades of remediation.
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The rain is expected to blanket the region on Thursday morning and continue through much of the day.
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There's a good chance of seeing the endangered mourning cloak butterfly in early spring.—
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The cost is also that a religious cloak has the power to disguise what may actually lie underneath.—
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After setting a new standard for the organization in 2025, general manager Dan Morgan, head coach Dave Canales and their respective staffs need to raise the bar even higher.—
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Daniel McFadin is a general assignment reporter who has been with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since October 2022.—
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Sports Equipment While the dishwasher isn't ideal for cleaning baseball caps, uniforms, or equipment heavily-coated with mud, a trip through a dishwasher cycle is ideal to remove bacteria and odors from mouth guards and hard plastic shin guards.—
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The outer layer of the capsule is made from gelatin coated with a layer of cellulose and either molybdenum or tungsten, which blocks any RF signal from being emitted.—
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Still seething after a sloppy 19-16 loss to the Detroit Lions, Johnson wasn’t hiding his dissatisfaction with a defeat that seemed to diminish his team’s momentum.—
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But the jury in the federal civil lawsuit found that Moore violated Gillispie's rights by hiding evidence that would have helped Gillispie's defense and creating unfair lineup procedures for the victims.—
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The fire department said the fire was extinguished just before 5, and crews began searching for any fire extension.—
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After the fire was extinguished, a body was found in the master bedroom.—
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View gallery - 6 images There are a bunch of dedicated devices that literally lift the veil of darkness to reveal a secret nocturnal world.—
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For years, Maryland’s sprawling nonprofit sector has operated behind a veil of secrecy that state leaders praise publicly but struggle to explain under scrutiny.—
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There’s a generic quality both to singer-songwriter Michaelson’s score (a combination of folk and Broadway pop) and to a romance that seems almost mystically predestined.—
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These elements cannot be captured through a generic governance rubric.—
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On April 16, a week after that panicked text message from Banfield, Wynn floated another proposal to the bank, this time asking if the school could get a line of credit to cover expenses through the summer.—
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The lush gardens are spread across about a dozen acres and feature a mix of styles, including a traditional Valencian space with Moorish influences, sprawling greenhouses, and pergolas covered in swaths of roses.—
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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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