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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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
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 • Jan. 21, 2026
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
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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