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noun

Definition of coating

as in backing

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coating

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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

Handwoven and tanned in Italy, it’s finished with a water-resistant coating that helps protect it from humidity and the occasional splash. — Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026 Further tests showed that the thick sticky coating made these bacteria more virulent than the normal-looking bacteria from the first urine sample. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026

Verb

The spigots serve as injection ports, where crews can pump grout behind the tunnel wall, with the goal of coating and encasing the entire tunnel lining under the Newtown Creek in a waterproof layer, filling any cracks along the way. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 The combination of dust, dirt, pollen, and high humidity can leave a sticky, dingy coating on the floors, railings, and furniture. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for coating

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Shannon Taylor, the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Henrico County, boasts the cash advantage and establishment backing in the race.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile on the other side of Grant Park, Charli XCX was holding court on the T-Mobile stage with her apt backing band and a bevy of dancers.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of backing

Verb

Peter van Duijvendijk is a flood defense manager at the Schieland en de Krimpenerwaard water corporation, one of 21 such organizations covering the Netherlands that are responsible for issues including flood control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
That left those covered by Obamacare increasingly facing difficult choices of sucking up extra expenses — while also covering the basics of life, such as rent and food costs — or even forgoing coverage altogether.

— Nick Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of covering

Noun

Street facing cafes are common in the Miami’s neighborhoods of Westchester, Little Havana, Coral Gables, and Shenandoah.

— Paula de la Cruz, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Something that does feel forward-facing about deBasement, to my mind, is how the whole project is grounded in this radical, anti-capitalist, anti-fascist politic.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 July 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

Verb

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
During the rainy winter and early spring months, otherworldly photos of the park make the rounds online, showing brilliant yellow, pink, and purple blooms carpeting an otherwise lunar landscape.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of carpeting

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Check the website for shipping costs, but customers in the US, the UK and EU can get this sizeable package for free.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Investigators believe the bomb was detonated remotely, and a preliminary account indicates that the woman most likely did not know what the package contained, Kommersant reported.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of package

Verb

Most voters are unlikely to realize many of the ads blanketing Michigan’s airwaves are funded by AIPAC.

— Joey Cappelletti, Fortune, 19 July 2026
Weather patterns have carried the smoke hundreds of miles south into the eastern United States, blanketing cities from the Upper Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic in a thick haze and sharply reducing air quality.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 17 July 2026

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