blots out

verb

present tense third-person singular of blot out
1
as in erases
to destroy all traces of blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

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2
as in conceals
to keep secret or shut off from view bushes blotted out the shed from our view

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Recent Examples of blots out Most people never get to experience a total solar eclipse, when the moon blots out the disk of the sun and reveals its fiery outermost atmospheric layer, or corona. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026 Extragalactic astronomers refer to a region behind our Milky Way as the 'Zone of Avoidance' because dust between our galaxy's stars blots out, or deeply reddens, light from more distant galaxies behind it. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blots out
  1. erases
  2. conceals
  3. eradicates
  4. hides
  5. abolishes
  6. obscures
  7. wipes out
  8. covers
Verb
  • Windows automatically erases them after 72 hours to prevent them from using too much disk space.
    — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The whole thing with Pullman porters is they weren’t called by their names, they were all called George, so that erases your identity.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2026
Definition of erases
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  • That statistic should be alarming, given that only about 30% of single-family homes in Chicago have central air, compared with 76% nationwide — an average that conceals a starker reality.
    — Chuka Onuh, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Paromita, a widowed teacher, conceals her loneliness behind the cover of duty and routine, while Shefali, a working wife, hides her bruises beneath concealer and silence.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2026
Definition of conceals
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  • But that also eradicates a crucial option - to mount a show trial and scapegoat him for all the ills of his rule, thus absolving others.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Treating the underlying condition eradicates the need for drug treatments that act globally.
    — Dr. Patricia Richard, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of eradicates
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  • Below the dash, the center console is simplified with a small panel of control buttons, a wireless phone charge pad, cup holders and an arm rest that hides a bit of storage space.
    — Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Other supplements come in gelatin capsules, made from collagen derived from cow and pig bones and hides, or mixed with dairy binders such as lactose and sodium caseinate.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of hides
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  • Instead, this measure abolishes them.
    — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The Iranian parliament has just approved a law that abolishes prison sentences for those who had to leave Iran illegally.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025
Definition of abolishes
Verb
  • Start with a distinction that scale obscures.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • But the total tally obscures how there were basically two types of Davis residents, those living close to the project and those living elsewhere in town.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of obscures
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  • This major markdown wipes out the steep premiums on most high-tier gaming displays, allowing e-sports players and media creators to rise through the ranks with a highly fluid, ultra-clear panoramic canvas.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Continue reading … LINES REDRAWN — Supreme Court greenlights Alabama GOP map that wipes out a majority-Black district.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Definition of wipes out
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  • Julia Gomez is a Trending reporter for USA TODAY and covers space phenomena, scientific studies and natural disasters.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The partnership covers low-power DRAM (LPDRAM), NOR flash memory, and Universal Flash Storage (UFS) NAND products.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Definition of covers

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“Blots out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blots%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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