blotted out

verb

past tense of blot out
1
as in eradicated
to destroy all traces of blotted out all evidence of tampering with the explosive device

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2
as in concealed
to keep secret or shut off from view bushes blotted out the shed from our view

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Recent Examples of blotted out Those shots blotted out what had been an inspiriting effort by the Valkyries’ bench unit. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 Those in the eclipse's path were treated to an incredible display as the moon completely blotted out the sun and revealed its outermost layer, which for a few minutes appeared as a striking glowing ring. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Californians suffered from terrible air quality, struggling to breathe amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a sooty plume blotted out the sun. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Now, fireflies have become scarce, the July nights have grown too hot for comfort, and the summer skies are often blotted out by smoke. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 The sight of the sun being blotted out has long had religious and spiritual meaning. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026 Ancient caravan routes are now mere remnants, quickly blotted out by the path of red trucks. — Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026 Vanessa Van Helsing wakes up from a coma to discover that a volcanic eruption has blotted out the sun, letting vampires prey 24/7. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026 News and weather reports record that smoke blotted out the Sun on one out of every three days, and sometimes sunlight never pierced the darkness. — Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blotted out
  1. eradicated
  2. concealed
  3. erased
  4. obscured
  5. abolished
  6. covered
  7. wiped out
  8. suppressed
Verb
  • In 1979, the United States became the first country to declare polio eradicated following years of mass vaccinations; in subsequent decades, many other countries reported similar results.
    — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Now, there is a constant obsession over energy levels and management that has eradicated the previous ‘flat out’ approach to racing.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of eradicated
Verb
  • Under-eye shadows, bags and lower-lid definition get played up instead of concealed.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • States alleged that Meta’s internal research documented links between Instagram use and harms including depression, anxiety and body-image concerns among young people, while the company publicly minimized or concealed those risks.
    — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of concealed
Verb
  • The child’s right to know her own identity and history should be guaranteed, but for adoptees under these circumstances or trafficking victims, that right is erased.
    — Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sam Howell threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes and had a tying 2-point conversion run for the Cowboys (2-1), who erased a 15-point deficit but missed out on their first undefeated preseason in 20 years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of erased
Verb
  • The lack of a unified Democratic agenda, and the president’s usual reluctance to stay on message, has obscured the trend running under everything.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • She was held up as the pop cultural equivalent of a saint to a degree that sometimes obscured and distorted her creative drive and business acumen.
    — Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscured
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  • Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Japan has faced growing criticism over its use of the death penalty, as a majority of the international community has abolished capital punishment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolished
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  • The one that looked like it was covered with giant farfalle pasta bows?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Before-and-after images aired by state broadcaster China Central Television showed a multistory building and more than a dozen vehicles covered in mud.
    — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of covered
Verb
  • The two once presented a live demo minutes after a computer cloud crash wiped out their materials, winning anyway after Andreou pitched the product entirely from memory.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • Widespread flooding across Kentucky has left at least four dead Saturday, prompting dozens of rescues after heavy rains wiped out bridges, inundated roads and flooded homes, with more significant rainfall on the way.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of wiped out
Verb
  • When women tried to march for their rights, they were violently suppressed, and by 2023, nearly all those in Afghan jails were political prisoners, and many were tortured.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Hong Kong's independent bookstores, many of them tucked away from busy streets inside buildings, have long offered a refuge and a window to a freer world for some mainland Chinese readers seeking ideas suppressed at home.
    — KANIS LEUNG, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppressed

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“Blotted out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blotted%20out. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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