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obliterate or extinguish
Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived -
suppress by censorship as for political reasons
parts of the newspaper article were blacked out - lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
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darken completely
The dining room blackened out
How To Use black out In A Sentence
- The plane dived suddenly, causing the pilot to black out.
- The picture upscales very well, with crisp black outlines, and no print damage or grain.
- Records Center to black out specific blocks of text regarding the nature/reason for Mr. KENT†™ s discharge from the US Navy, and any speculation on my part as to the nature of that discharge is inappropriate without additional information. Grafton loola KENT
- George saw the monitor black out and then a few words faded in.
- But Williams — who wore a short, skintight black outfit she called her "catsuit" — smacked a runaround forehand winner to erase the threat. USATODAY.com - Agassi, Williams cruise through first round
- The one somewhat jarring aspect of the film transfer was the choice to black out areas of the screen where Thai subtitles originally appeared.
- If the cabin depressurises, you've got between 15 and 20 seconds before you black out and die.
- He used bold, poster-like contrasts of form and colour, with strong black outlines and extensive areas of flat, uniform colour.
- This recurs in the bunch of bananas covered with pinpricks that, oxidised on contact with the air, form the black outline of a face.
- The gallows with its black outline, like a half-completed cross, sank back behind the hedge and was lost to view.
