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adjective

blanket

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blanket
Noun
For cushions, kids toys, blankets, garden tools, and sports equipment, check out the Malibu Metal Storage Trunk that’s 65% off, or grab a handy pool storage tower for pool toys, towels, and cleaning tools. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025 For nearly a quarter century, the two-day event which opened on Friday and raises funds for Mutual Ground has featured a wide array of clothes, shoes, books, furniture and household items as well as personal hygiene products, blankets, and more. David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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
Verb
Greater Cincinnati is officially a winter wonderland after Winter Storm Blair blanketed communities with several inches of snowfall Sunday. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 With a bedroom blanketed in leopard-print carpet, the unit felt quite befitting of the Italian businessman. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for blanket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blanket
Noun
  • The parade is built to shine in the cloak of darkness, with an untold number of lighting effects.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
  • The Shaun of the Dead actor, 53, was photographed in Hagrid's signature cloak and billowing hair and beard as production officially commences at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in England.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Claire Wilkinson, the general counsel for the School District, showed board members the two AI policies.
    Edward McKinnon, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2025
  • Teresa Moore, the board’s general counsel, said the state is misreading the funding law and should be looking at the original $42 million as an annual requirement, not a one-time expense.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Except there’s a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, and coated in a puzzle.
    Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 July 2025
  • Chicken and waffles are also popular, and one waffle menu item comes coated in Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • But unlike other technologies, AI doesn’t hide its default bias.
    Pia Lauritzen, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • More than a month after the shooting, police located the vehicle Orona had driven, hidden on a Buckeye property owned by his girlfriend’s family.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • The fire was extinguished and police took a man into custody, the statement said.
    Susannah Cullinane, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
  • After a two-alarm fire response extinguished the blaze within about two hours, San Jose firefighters and police investigators quickly suspected foul play in the fire’s cause, and were notified by Tran’s family that he was believed to have been inside when the fire broke out.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • The post also pulled back the veil, if only slightly, on the complex and secretive process federal officials use to determine who belongs on terrorism watch lists that can influence decisions every day by employers, airport security and law enforcement.
    Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
  • Not only that, but Katie Gaudreau’s veil featured custom messages in her brothers’ handwriting.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • So, my advice is to skip generic educational content.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • The Indian pharmaceutical company plans to launch its generic version of the drug in 87 countries by 2026, CEO Erez Israeli said.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • And when the stock goes up, hedge funds have to pay money to cover their shorts or could sell their position.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 26 July 2025
  • Add oil and 1/4 cup of the chicken broth; cover and cook over medium for 6 minutes if using chicken breasts, or 8 minutes if using thighs, stirring once halfway through (chicken will not be fully cooked).
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 July 2025

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“Blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blanket. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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