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noun

Definition of coating

as in backing

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verb

present participle of coat

as in covering

to form a layer over thicken the sauce until it will coat the back of a spoon

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Recent Examples of coating

Noun

Pre-shredded cheese has a powdery coating that keeps it from melting quite as smoothly into the sauce. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026 PennDOT did install a massive sign that emphasizes the exit ramp's speed limit, and even put down a high-friction coating with arrows on the pavement. — Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Bring to room temperature before portioning and coating in cinnamon-sugar. — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 In addition to coating the front of your cabinets, airborne cooking oils can also settle on top of your cabinets. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coating

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Noun

Berlin withdrew its bid Thursday after coming a distant third in the evaluation and struggling with a lack of popular backing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Shortly after Macklemore’s dismissal, the remaining supporting acts for Sheeran’s tour, including Grammy winner Finneas and folk band Beoga (Sheeran’s backing band), quit the Loop tour in solidarity.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of backing

Verb

The fundraiser, which as of Friday evening had raised more than $15,000, will go toward covering medical care, vet bills and property damage.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Zambia objected to provisions covering the use of health data and also resisted Washington’s effort to link the health agreement to cooperation on critical minerals.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of covering

Noun

Its story in apparel is less consumer-facing than those of many recognizable brands, which reflects the behind-the-scenes role of white-label manufacturing.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Sea facing suites have views over the harbor and terraces set up with chairs and tables for watching the boats glide in and out.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of facing

Verb

The offer sheet comes 14 years after the Flyers, under previous management, offer-sheeting Nashville defenseman Shea Weber for $110 million over 14 years, which the Predators matched.

— Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Both Bestor and architect Tim Barber, who counts Matt Duffer and Ramin Djawadi as clients, employ Densdeck Roof Boards and Densinglas sheeting, a fiberglass-matt gypsum panel considered sustainable because of its durability and recycled content, in their work.

— Abigail Stone, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of sheeting

Noun

That question only gets asked at scale once people have experienced the wrapper first.

— Ivan Kan, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
A lot of what’s being shipped today is thin wrapper technology without a real foundation of data or trust underneath it, and that tends to get exposed once tools are actually running in production at scale.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrapper

Verb

In Angra dos Reis, there are dramatic mountain vistas, verdant jungle carpeting every ridge and islet, and warm, cerulean water.

— Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
Flowers completely cover the needle-like foliage, carpeting the garden in vibrant pink, purple, and violet-red blooms.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026

Definition of carpeting

Noun

There's a game room with vintage arcade games and a pool table, a kids room package with a tent and foam twin mattress, a dog-friendly pet package, and a nightly s'mores hour.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
The customized coupe features a T-top roof, aggressive aero body kit, and a graphics package that could have appeared in the original The Fast and the Furious.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of package

Verb

Multiple winter storms made their way across the Peach State last year, in some cases leaving inches of snow and ice blanketing the northern part of the state.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
The lush grass blanketing this scenic Texas field belies the grisly horrors discovered underneath and the agonizing mystery that has tormented families for decades – until now.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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