1
as in to eradicate
to destroy all traces of
blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device
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2
as in to hide
to keep secret or shut off from view
bushes blotted out the shed from our view
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Recent Examples of blot out
Going forward, good organizations will calculate how to roster stars that don’t blot out the constellation.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 May 2025
One of the funnels of the great liner blotted out part of the sky, and its stern was high in the air.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Here, what animates the score is not lust that blots out reason or the redemptive power of love.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Step 6: Dry With Towels and Groom Speed up the drying time by using old towels to blot out excess water.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 May 2025
One of the funnels of the great liner blotted out part of the sky, and its stern was high in the air.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Here, what animates the score is not lust that blots out reason or the redemptive power of love.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Step 6: Dry With Towels and Groom Speed up the drying time by using old towels to blot out excess water.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blot out
Verb
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Screwworms were eradicated in the U.S. in the 1960s, but have been know to reemerge occasionally.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 July 2025
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Israel retaliated and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to eradicate Hamas.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
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But these unremarkable principles hide a dramatic shift in the relationship between science and government.—
David Michaels,
The Atlantic,
20 July 2025
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But unlike other technologies, AI doesn’t hide its default bias.—
Pia Lauritzen,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Nothing Astronomer could have said or done would've erased the incident.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Intel’s stock jumped early in 2025 as optimism built around new leadership, but shares fell over 9% after Thursday’s Q2 earnings and layoff announcement, threatening to erase most yearly gains.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
25 July 2025
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Hiding your number conceals it from everyone, including friends, family, and coworkers who have your number saved on their device, so there is a chance the call might go unanswered.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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These methods conceal the user’s real card number and give the payment network control over spending caps, merchant lists and transaction permissions.—
Darko Pavic,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Those who call for abolishing ICE or halting deportations rarely grapple with what that would actually mean: open borders in all but name.—
Robert W Hood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 July 2025
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The poem became an anthem for abolishing convict labor in Florida.—
Time,
Time,
17 July 2025
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By the time of totality at 3:20 p.m., dense clouds obscured the view, with an eerie darkness and a golden horizon.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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He was either shrouded in haze (the gasps of the fog machine eventually became indistinguishable from the vapor being collectively exhaled by the crowd) or obscured by low-angle backlighting.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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The concurrent blazes killed 30 people and destroyed more than 16,200 buildings – compared to 85 and 18,800 for the Camp inferno, which wiped out the Northern California town of Paradise.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The break-in wiped out years of investment in addressing food equity across Sacramento.—
Olivia Cyrus
July 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 July 2025
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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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It’s covered in a montage bathed in the gorgeous greens and blues of the Upstate New York landscape, and bursting with a kind of joyful spontaneity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
26 July 2025
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“Blot out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blot%20out. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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