blotted
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Dozens queued on a pontoon at Fourka waiting to flee as smoke blotted out the sky over the resorts, according to images broadcast by ERT.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
When the helmsman said that it didn’t, Pericles asked, “so, where’s the difference between this and the eclipse, except that something bigger than my cape has blotted out the sun?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Any fruits and veggies you aren't going to eat immediately should be blotted with a dry paper towel or put in a salad spinner to remove moisture and reduce germ growth.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2024
As for Rose, bogeys on 17 and 18 blotted an otherwise excellent round.
From BBC ● May 19, 2024
Aphrodite blotted out Paris once, saving him from certain death at the hands of Menelaus.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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