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electric blanket

[ih-lek-trik blang-kit] / ɪˈlɛk trɪk ˈblæŋ kɪt /


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During the next outage, you’ll find me with my family, under an electric blanket, sipping piping hot tea.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 1, 2026

Gemma, who works from home, wears tights under her clothes and swears by her electric blanket.

From BBC Oct. 25, 2025

Her skin was ice cold, Roberts said, and everyone went to work trying to warm her up, drenching her in warm water, plying her with hot tea, and eventually wrapping her in an electric blanket.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

"Can you thaw a frozen turkey by wrapping it in an electric blanket?"

From Salon Nov. 21, 2022

I whisper, "My dad's poking around with these wires that are hooked to the machine I found in the basement. He's testing the electrical parts of my electric blanket control."

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements




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