carpets

verb

present tense third-person singular of carpet
as in coats
to form a layer over leaves carpeted the lawn

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Recent Examples of carpets Many of the local vineyards host harvest events during fall, while in the spring, lush greenery carpets the surrounding hillsides (and there are fewer crowds to contend with on the roads and hiking trails). — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2026 Found in small quantities in the solar wind, He-3 is implanted in the lunar regolith, the layer of loose, fragmented material that carpets the terrain of the moon. — Leonard David, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carpets
  1. coats
  2. covers
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  • Also, if one coats the surface of a daguerreotype with a layer of gold, the colors shift more to the red side of the spectrum.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Mixing the flour with cold butter first coats the flour’s proteins, impeding the interaction between the water and the flour and reducing gluten development.
    — Melissa Weller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of coats
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  • Radiant’s chief nuclear officer, Rita Baranwal, said the approval covers a broader demonstration than initial criticality alone.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The boundary, which covers nearly one third of the county, mostly east of the Econlockhatchee River, has drawn widespread support among Republicans and Democrats for decades.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of covers

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“Carpets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carpets. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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