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to form a layer over
leaves carpeted the lawn
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Recent Examples of carpeted
Instead of emerging spring plants and wildflowers, the forest is carpeted with decaying black oak leaves blown from nearby trees while a few still cling to nearly naked branches.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Time hits differently on the Aeolians, particularly on sleepy Salina, whose volcanic slopes are carpeted in wild capers and whose lava-houses and fishing villages appear cantilevered over the cliffs, with views of a smoking Stromboli.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 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, 8 Jan. 2026
Ahead of the store’s opening, IKEA created the country’s first Life at Home report, documenting the quirky traits of more than 500 Kiwi homes, where the retailer found 93% of garages are carpeted and 88% of home entryways are cluttered.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
The ground crunches on my morning walks, carpeted in burnished leaves the same colors of the hearts of flames.
—Morgan Lockhart, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
Only the living room and kitchen are fitted with hardwood flooring, while the bedrooms and secondary living room on the bottom level of the home are carpeted.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
At the time, orchards carpeted much of the region.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Representative of these was Bean Garden, originally staged in 1971, a massive platform carpeted with dry beans, across which visitors were invited to walk, enjoying the crunching sounds of their footsteps.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Nov. 2025
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Time hits differently on the Aeolians, particularly on sleepy Salina, whose volcanic slopes are carpeted in wild capers and whose lava-houses and fishing villages appear cantilevered over the cliffs, with views of a smoking Stromboli.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 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, 8 Jan. 2026
Ahead of the store’s opening, IKEA created the country’s first Life at Home report, documenting the quirky traits of more than 500 Kiwi homes, where the retailer found 93% of garages are carpeted and 88% of home entryways are cluttered.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
The ground crunches on my morning walks, carpeted in burnished leaves the same colors of the hearts of flames.
—Morgan Lockhart, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
Only the living room and kitchen are fitted with hardwood flooring, while the bedrooms and secondary living room on the bottom level of the home are carpeted.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
At the time, orchards carpeted much of the region.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
Representative of these was Bean Garden, originally staged in 1971, a massive platform carpeted with dry beans, across which visitors were invited to walk, enjoying the crunching sounds of their footsteps.
—News Desk, Artforum, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carpeted
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It’s made from weather-resistant, heavy-duty plastic coated to look like real wood and is corrosion- and fade-resistant.—
Shea Simmons,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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At Yerord Mas it’s brined and smoked like pastrami, but also coated in the signature basturma spice blend of chaimen.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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This was barely covered by mainstream news.—
Mark Minevich,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Carpeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carpeted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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