carpeted

past tense of carpet

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of carpeted Hiking is increasing in popularity in Malaysia despite the fact that around half of the country’s total land area is carpeted in tropical forest, in which high temperatures and humidity are common. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026 The bedroom itself is a typical tiny house loft, which is carpeted and has space for a double bed and some more cabinetry. New Atlas, 23 June 2026 When a bathroom is carpeted, the moisture will eventually start seeping into the carpet, causing mold and mildew growth. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026 But what some people miss is a beautiful fishing port that's lined with steep, limestone cliffs and carpeted with pebbly beaches. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026 Swaths of the region are carpeted in grasses that each year grow and then die, creating what Acuña described as a patchwork of layers. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 The labels bore a photo of the vast sea of blossoms that once carpeted the Valley, now clogged with crowded freeways. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026 The Eastern Colorado prairie was once carpeted with a mix of hardy grasses, flowering plants, and small shrubs that supported great herds of bison and pronghorn, abundant prairie dog colonies, predators like coyotes, foxes, and badgers, as well as numerous bird species, reptiles, and insects. Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026 The bedrooms are carpeted while the hall has hardwood flooring. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carpeted
Verb
  • The wings in the ad appeared to be heavily coated in a thick, dark sauce, and some of the pieces didn’t clearly resemble drums or flats.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Today, various combinations are packed into cardboard spheres or cylinders—shells—along with fuses coated in a flammable slurry, then sealed inside kraft paper and shot from fibreglass mortars.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This is a large, Art Deco covered market, built in the 1920s for an architectural competition.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Inside the Lasch Football Building, for example, there’s barely a wall not covered in some sort of a mural featuring a uniformed player, Nike swoosh proudly displayed.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Carpeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carpeted. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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