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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

The combination of chemicals in dishwasher detergent can corrode and strip away the nonstick coating. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 25 Sep. 2026 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

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

For Rebeca Aguilar, head of international distribution at Movistar Plus, co-productions offer more than financial backing.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Greep — who eventually came to the stage an hour later than scheduled, and without his backing band — addressed the accusation on the flyers to begin the Vancouver show.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of backing

Noun

The rooms Every single one of the 75 rooms is ocean-facing, with floor to ceiling sliding glass doors framing the view, and leading to private terraces perched above the mangroves.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
With no room left for error, the Yankees head back to the Bronx facing elimination.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 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

India accounted for more than half of the increase in the region’s rights fees since 2021, and 64% of all fees is now concentrated in the 12 most valuable rights packages.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Ryan is currently focused on creating greater consistency across Hilton’s perks and benefits packages, which can differ between countries.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of package

Verb

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

— Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of blanketing

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