blanketing

[blang-ki-ting] / ˈblæŋ kɪ tɪŋ /

VERB

cover

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bury coat envelop obscure surround

STRONG

cloak cloud conceal crown eclipse hide mask overcast overlay overspread suppress

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go release reveal uncover

STRONG

clear disclose divulge explain expose lay bare let out open show tell unmask

Example Sentences

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Anthropic kicked off its first major push into advertising in September and has been blanketing National Football League, National Basketball Association and college sports games with TV ads for its Claude chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Millions have this week sweltered through a heatwave blanketing much of Australia.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

One hole in the fabric of full autonomy, he observes, became clear Dec. 20, when a power blackout blanketing San Francisco stranded much of Waymo’s robotaxi fleet on the streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Artist Diana Yesenia Alvarado was squatting in the studio with a layer of sunlight blanketing her hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

The smog blanketing Tehran was transformed into dense orange clouds by the lights of the city below, and then we were flying through it and I couldn’t see anything else.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram