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The phrase "a blanket shut" is not a standard expression in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in a context where one is describing a complete or total closure, but it is not commonly recognized.
Example: "After the meeting, there was a blanket shut on all discussions regarding the project."
Alternatives: "a complete closure" or "a total shutdown".
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Oxfam says there is no need for a blanket shut-down of these kinds of accounts.
If it snaps shut, close it under a blanket or pillow, then return it to its original location.
It said the idea that the executive branch was entitled to have lawsuits shut down with a blanket claim of national security would "effectively cordon off all secret actions from judicial scrutiny, immunizing the C.I.A. and its partners from the demands and limits of the law".
"The Cover-Up Continues" October 25, 2009 The Obama administration repeats a disreputable Bush-era argument that the executive branch is entitled to have lawsuits shut down whenever it makes a blanket claim of national security.
In an attempt to force Octavius to capitulate, Tiberius tried to turn the mob against Octavius by enacting a blanket veto over all governmental functions, which, in effect, shut down the entire city and precipitated rioting.
iCraveTV shut down, and the court's decision appears to have had a blanket chilling effect on Internet-based television.
Throughout the country, private showings have been shut down by police and violently disrupted by Islamist and anti-Communist militant groups, who have interpreted the Film Censorship Institute's policy as a blanket ban on all public screenings of the film.
Pigs in a Blanket.
Turned into a blanket?
But still, a blanket!
Maybe even a blanket "G.M.O".
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