blanketing
Americannoun
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The blanketing was too warm.
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Radio. the effect of a signal from a powerful transmitter that interferes with or prevents the reception of other signals.
Etymology
Origin of blanketing
Example Sentences
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Over the next week, the fire continued to burn through dense insulation foam within the building’s walls and other unknown industrial materials, blanketing much of L.A. in acrid smoke.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026
Birmingham had its worst May snowstorm for 60 years in 1955, and wintry weather returned to the city on 2 May 1979 with snow blanketing many areas for the bank holiday.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Residents have posted videos on social media showing soot blanketing the city and complaining about the effects on the environment and their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Not if the Dodgers can come to trust him at the plate like they now feel secure with him blanketing the outfield.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Hundreds of Clovis sites are now known, blanketing all 48 of the lower U.S. states south into Mexico.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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