as in coating
to form a layer over
leaves carpeted the lawn
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Recent Examples of carpeting
Flowers completely cover the needle-like foliage, carpeting the garden in vibrant pink, purple, and violet-red blooms.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
During the rainy winter and early spring months, otherworldly photos of the park make the rounds online, showing brilliant yellow, pink, and purple blooms carpeting an otherwise lunar landscape.
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Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
The landscape is different here, with yellow and pale green grasses carpeting the foothills and peaks that are still capped with snow even in the warmth of September.
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Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2023
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
During the rainy winter and early spring months, otherworldly photos of the park make the rounds online, showing brilliant yellow, pink, and purple blooms carpeting an otherwise lunar landscape.
—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
The landscape is different here, with yellow and pale green grasses carpeting the foothills and peaks that are still capped with snow even in the warmth of September.
—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for carpeting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carpeting
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Thick colonies are already coating boats, piers and pipelines.
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Standing before it, Khalaf saw how the wall of the adjacent building had toppled onto the ground floor, flooding the shop with rubble and coating everything with a film of fine gray dust.
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Our managing editor Hannah Wise shares about how The Star is covering the World Cup.
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The clinic provides standard all-inclusive packages covering hotel, transfers, and translation.
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“Carpeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carpeting. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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