blot
noun
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
had blotted
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past perfectof blot.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Its funding sidestepped public coffers to keep clear of the kind of censorship that had blotted out “América Tropical.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
The owner, Daniel Avissato, told the Times he later discovered in his bank records that someone had blotted out Friends of Pets United on the check’s recipient line and replaced it with Anthony Devolder.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
"I had actually forgotten about it because I had blotted it out of my mind."
From Fox News ● Dec. 23, 2021
As I sat by the river in the rain forest, in rushed all the thoughts that noise had blotted out, and held at bay.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2017
It has been very interesting to me to find that all of our minds had blotted away many details of years in prison.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
