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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It also comes after smoke from raging wildfires in Canada drifted into the U.S., blanketing cities including New York, Chicago and Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Palisades and Eaton fires burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed at least 12,000 buildings, blanketing the ocean in ash for up to 100 miles offshore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
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 ● Jan. 23, 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
In quiet, calming tones, Crandell, Mullineaux, and Miller talked about destruction blanketing the land for miles around the mountain.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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