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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

Separately, the Pentagon is investigating how sensitive F-35 components — including a cockpit canopy with radar-absorbent coating — were diverted from an Australian repair hub to Hong Kong, where Chinese authorities are reportedly now holding them. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 Simkhai applied a glossy coating to otherwise classic jeans and jackets. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Spray from top to bottom, coating the glass and screens evenly. — Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026 Bring to room temperature before portioning and coating in cinnamon-sugar. — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coating

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Noun

And for artists who want to create without the backing of a formal organization or an official commission, navigating the seemingly endless hurdles of city permits and clearances is difficult.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Members of his backing band also wore similar shirts, including drummer Nate Head, whose jersey paid homage to Hind Rajab, the 5-year-old girl killed alongside five members of her family in a 2024 attack by Israeli forces in Gaza.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of backing

Verb

There, trenches, benches, niches and other architectural devices are carved into the floor and walls—adding to the drama of the paintings covering the walls.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
In September, commission staff audited and accepted an engineering report covering a modular construction technique tested at Purdue University.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of covering

Noun

The French presidency is foremost an outward-facing, foreign policy position, but the issue of national security falls within its purview.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
That list became the first thing anyone pastes in a prompt before writing anything customer-facing.

— Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 29 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

But dormant wildflower seeds can spring into action when conditions are just right, carpeting the landscape with delightful blooms.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of carpeting

Noun

The House already passed this summer a $95 billion blueprint for a third package centered on funding for the military and the Iran war, farm relief, and election security measures.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
The six-rotor drones, which will initially take to the skies in Northern California, are capable of carrying a package the size and weight of 80% of the typical orders that DoorDash delivers from restaurants.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of package

Verb

Here, flood maps do record the risk from obvious threats like hurricanes, with high-risk zones blanketing the area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
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

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