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noun

ˈblaŋ-kət How to pronounce blanket (audio)
Definition of blanketnext
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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blanket

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adjective

as in general
belonging or relating to the whole a blanket promise of amnesty for everyone with overdue library books

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blanket

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verb

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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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3
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
Noun
Flowering non-stop summer-through fall in showy combinations of yellow, orange, and red, blanket flower provides a good source of nectar to native bees and butterflies, while the small seeds are eaten by finches. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026 Picnics with outside food, blankets and lawn chairs are allowed into Rancho Cordova’s July 4 festival, but outside alcohol and barbecue grills are prohibited. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
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 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. — Anna Broughel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
The host scored three tries to one and fullback Takuro Matsunaga hauled in 17 points in a red-and-white blanketed Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Childs said the combination of elevated heat and humidity that will blanket the region can quickly spike body temperatures to dangerous levels above 100 degrees. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for blanket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
  1. cloak
  2. general
  3. coat
  4. hide
  5. extinguish
  6. veil
  7. generic
  8. cover
Noun
  • In our post-religious era—in which, beneath the cloak of secular humanitarianism, righteous religiosity and virtuous crusading remain as potent as ever—history has attained the authority, authenticity and prestige that religion and its prelates once possessed.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Throughout premodern Europe, this is how she was known—the figure in the cloak with a stool on her back, walking to houses at all hours, day and night.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of cloak
Adjective
  • Little’s lack of response to a possible return that offseason resulted in general manager Ned Colletti pursuing other options.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • While unions secured general salary increases last year to offset the salary reductions associated with the leave program, the agreements did not include similar increases in July 2026.
    — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of general
Verb
  • But the real pleasure is the 303 basslines that squirm in between the drums, coating the soundscapes of the tracks in grime and noxious soot.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
  • Morning mist coated the nearby Rhone River that snakes through the Alpine valley as worshippers flocked in.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of coat
Verb
  • For loungability there’s a king bed, a hide-a-bed sofa, a fireplace and theater seats.
    — Kris Millgate, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • When Fluffy failed to come out of hiding after 24 hours, Melissa Kirby and her husband began making and posting missing cat posters around their neighborhood.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of hide
Verb
  • After extinguishing the blaze, firefighters found the father dead on the home’s second floor.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following Russian missile attacks in Kyiv on Monday.
    — Adela Suliman, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of extinguish
Noun
  • The nineteenth-century lace veil was found in an antiques market and secured with Grace Kelly's Cartier tiara.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
  • The strapless corset gown had a sheer illusion jacket embellished with pearls and was paired with a cathedral veil.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of veil
Adjective
  • Mentioning a favorite weekend routine can tell others more than a collection of generic interests.
    — Matthew Kayser Updated July 6, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • My recent research showed that choosing the right-size models for specific tasks—instead of the biggest, most generic models out there—can reduce the quantity of energy needed by a factor of 33.
    — Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026
Definition of generic
Verb
  • Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The technology has drawn public controversy since Detroit first signed a contract covering certain police precincts in 2020, and again in late 2022.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of cover

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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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