as in to cover
to form a layer over
thicken the sauce until it will coat the back of a spoon
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Recent Examples of coat
Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Some assume agents are just chatbots with a fresh coat of paint.
—Leslie Lee, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
Driverless Waymo vehicles, coated with graffiti and engulfed in flames.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Noun
As both business owner and head baker — her black chef’s coat is usually powdered with flour, her hands stained with icing — Vee won’t have time this June to participate in the Chicago Pride Parade.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Some assume agents are just chatbots with a fresh coat of paint.
—Leslie Lee, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Verb
Hear what Wilson may have heard: gooey vibrational waves, surging and receding, coating the ear.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
Driverless Waymo vehicles, coated with graffiti and engulfed in flames.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coat
Noun
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Customers love this medium-pile and 100% wool rug for its handwoven artisan detail and impressionist take on traditional design.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2025
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In 2024, brands such as Dior and Armani faced investigations for labor abuses, and Loro Piana was criticized for paying Peruvian farmers just $280 for the wool used in $9,000 sweaters.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Verb
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While most Medicare and Medicaid plans pay for weight loss drugs for diabetics, they aren’t currently covered for obesity.—
Sonya Collins,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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Anthony Slater is a senior writer covering the Golden State Warriors for The Athletic.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The waterless, weightless spray lays smooth on the hair but provides a strong hold without making strands look crunchy.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
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If box braids are your go-to, try knotless box braids, which don’t require such a tight grip on your scalp to fuse the braiding hair with your natural hair.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
24 June 2025
Verb
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There is a special kind of pride that comes with seeing a homegrown, burgeoning shrub with conical, foot-long inflorescences, each of which is composed of more than a hundred of tiny florets that are blanketed with nectar-seeking bees.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 June 2025
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And on a night the Oilers’ stars were again blanketed, Barkov (two assists), Reinhart (four goals), Tkachuk (the Cup-clincher), Verhaeghe (three assists) and Bobrovsky (a near shutout) had monster games.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
Verb
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My partner’s speciality is pasta: the fresh, handmade kind, delicately sheeted and crimped into intricate shapes.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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However, a more rounded spout may tend to drip or sheet out the liquid in a wider stream than expected.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coat. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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