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
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 June 2025
Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of the spiced oil and stir to thoroughly coat.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
Jordan Greene, People.com, 26 June 2025
Multilayered cake filled with chocolate frosting, coated with ground hazelnuts, and topped with caramel.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Noun
Whether sitting front row at Thom Browne or at the Met Gala, the artist chose not to shy away from outlandish trousers and coats.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 June 2025
Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of the spiced oil and stir to thoroughly coat.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 25 June 2025
Verb
The chandeliers, walls, and ceilings looked, to him, like they were coated in diamonds.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 26 June 2025
Multilayered cake filled with chocolate frosting, coated with ground hazelnuts, and topped with caramel.
—Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coat
Noun
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Palms, ocean waves and hibiscus flowers were also recurrent motifs popping on cashmere and wool styles — ranging from a coat to a crewneck knit — as well on a lighter wool and silk shirt and pants.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 July 2025
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Not only is it designed with sustainable wool, but it is also certified by SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit), which maintains factory standards and adheres to strict labor, health, and safety practices.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Employees’ health insurance must cover fertility treatments Senate Bill 729 requires employers with 100 or more employees to offer health insurance to cover infertility diagnosis and fertility treatments, including in vitro fertilization.—
Angela Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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The Associated Press reported that 47-year-old Mario Guevara, a native of El Salvador, was arrested by local police on June 14 while covering a protest in DeKalb County, just outside Atlanta.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Bellevue Avenue boasted transportation companies, dress-making, hair styling and barbering, catering services, and lady-in-waiting support services.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 July 2025
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The rotunda had once housed offices and saw an incarnation as a hair salon, but had been boarded up for years.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The snow has blanketed part of the Atacama Desert, which gets less than an inch of rainfall per year and is home to home the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a large network of radio telescopes in northern Chile.—
María de los Ángeles Orfila,
Space.com,
5 July 2025
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The fork-tender caveman-size shank is blanketed in sautéed endive and a bright lemon-egg-dill sauce.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Once you’re done, toss the towel or sheet into the wash on hot water to sanitize it.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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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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“Coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coat. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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