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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Kaddafi Polat rarely mentions his own health after decades of breathing the polluted air blanketing his village beneath the towering chimneys of a coal‑fired power plant in southern Turkey.
From Barron's
In the air, they followed the winding path of a river, over the old-growth forests blanketing the landscape below.
From Literature
The winter storm is forecast to move slowly across the US, blanketing cities including Memphis, Nashville, Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York with snow.
From BBC
The weather system is expected to take shape in Texas and New Mexico before moving eastward, blanketing cities including Memphis, Nashville, Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York with snow.
From BBC
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.
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