Synonyms for block out
block out

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1. block outverb

   plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general

   Synonyms:
   screen, mask

2. screen, block outverb

   prevent from entering

   "block out the strong sunlight"

   Synonyms:
   test, sieve, riddle, screen, sort, shield, mask, screen out

3. mask, block outverb

   shield from light

   Synonyms:
   cloak, dissemble, disguise, screen, mask

4. block outverb

   indicate roughly

   "We sketched out our plan"

   Synonyms:
   screen, mask

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1. • Cover
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   • Photography
   • Sketch

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1. Dan Hurley:

   The hallmark of intelligence is being able to focus on a task at hand, block out the rest of the world and zoom in on this thing that you're trying to discriminate between, looking very carefully at a problem.

2. Jose Luis Dominguez:

   (Uber) shouldn't be operating. Passengers shouldn't be using it, but...ignoring that it exists would be like trying to block out the sun with your finger.

3. Alex Young:

   Annular eclipses are similar to total eclipses in that the moon, Earth and sun are aligned so that the moon moves directly in front of the Sun as viewed from Earth, but a total eclipse does not happen, that is the moon does not completely block out the visible disk of the sun because the moon is farther away and so its apparent size in the sky is [ slightly ] smaller than the sun. This means that a tiny ring of annulus of the solar disk is visible around the moon.

4. Jim Davis/The:

   You know, players last year, you know, the situation where … I mean, look, there’s multiple situations. But, where things come up, where we can be helpful, we try to do that. I didn’t really see what happened yesterday, so this isn’t about that, it’s just in general, that’s how we try to handle the mental health side of it, very important, and it’s something everybody’s very aware of. We talk about it on a pretty regular basis. Football players are tough, they like to block out, and try to block out distractions and things that could affect them on the football field. But, at the same time, you’ve gotta live your life and deal with other things. And, so, it’s trying to find that balance.

5. Nate Lashley:

   I'll try to block out all the distractions, all the exemptions and everything that comes along with winning, because it's a life-changing event, i'm hitting my irons great, driving it well. I'm just going to continue that tomorrow and see what happens.