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
Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
These animals, which are covered in a coat of green, gray, and chestnut feathers, are known for their ability to sew leaves together to create a nest.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 9 May 2025
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 May 2025
It’s coated with a food-safe compostable layer that keeps water and humidity out, ensuring your medication stays fresh and effective.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
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Noun
In a May 12 post on Facebook, Colorado Parks and Wildlife shared photos of a cow elk with a rare piebald coat that has been spotted around Estes Park, the town just outside of Rocky Mountain National Park.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2025
These animals, which are covered in a coat of green, gray, and chestnut feathers, are known for their ability to sew leaves together to create a nest.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 9 May 2025
Verb
This is an era of action RPGs coated in the fingerprints of FromSoftware’s brutal, impressionistic Dark Souls.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 May 2025
It’s coated with a food-safe compostable layer that keeps water and humidity out, ensuring your medication stays fresh and effective.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coat
Noun
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The last time anyone saw the Franklin expedition was when Inuit hunters encountered starving sailors dragging a lifeboat across the ice in Washington Bay, clad in wool rather than furs.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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The pallium, a liturgical vestment made of wool from lambs raised by Trappist monks, symbolizes the pope’s role as the shepherd of the faithful; the pope’s pallium is worn on the shoulders, fastened with three pins resembling the nails of the cross, according to the National Catholic Reporter.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
Verb
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It would still be covered when prescribed to treat diabetes, according to a Governor’s Office spokesperson.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
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Grant Lancaster covers crime, policing and breaking news for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Each suite has great amenities from a Nespresso Vertuo coffeemaker, a Dyson Supersonic hair dryer and Molton Brown toiletries.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Ahead of the series premiere on May 29, Biel sat down with InStyle and explained why cutting her hair made sense for her portrayal of Chloe.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Missing person posters blanketed the small Chester County borough.—
Danny E Freeman,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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Roughly a quarter of the city’s surface area is blanketed by single-family homes, by far the largest share of any type of residence.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 May 2025
Verb
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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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But Maduro’s numbers have been widely discredited by both domestic and international observers, based on both polling prior to the election and tally sheets the opposition was able to recover from voting machines before Maduro’s forces shut down the count.—
Rafael Bernal,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coat. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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