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
Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 26 May 2026
The texture is medium-bodied and gently mouth-coating.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars and setting off sneezing, wheezing and headaches.
—Levi Keller, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
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Noun
The mixture will become syrupy, then crystallize into a white coating.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 26 May 2026
The texture is medium-bodied and gently mouth-coating.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
Despite a mentality forged by military service, her abuelo is kind and affectionate, while her straight-shooting abuela gives her the explanation she’s long been denied for her mother’s abandonment, without sugar-coating it.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars and setting off sneezing, wheezing and headaches.
—Levi Keller, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coating
Noun
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Its backing will ensure that more than 100,000 girls each year will be able to access essential services and express their leadership, the house said.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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And while state-backing may imply a lower risk of default (due to an implicit government guarantee), more capital is flowing to the least efficient corners of the economy.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Then on April 3rd, 2020, the CDC recommended people ages 2 years and older wear a cloth face covering in public.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Highest surf will be on west/northwest facing beaches.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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As the town is engulfed by the haunt, there’s a recognition evident in Rhys’ reactions, as if the horrors Tom’s facing are simultaneously too ludicrous to accept and too familiar to reject.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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That weather — sheeting rain and biting cold — hadn’t looked so ideal seven minutes in when Nordi Mukiele slipped.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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To avoid wasting food, pack solid snacks that list the ingredients clearly on the wrapper, like granola bars.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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The water bottle and snack wrapper were found in a garbage can near the crime scene, prosecutors said.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
Verb
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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
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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
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This means the companies that can structure the best compensation packages have a genuine edge over the competition.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The package will arrive on time, in unmarked brown cardboard, in two days.—
Patrick van Esch,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Whipping winds can quickly spread the flames, and with the dry brush blanketing hills across South Orange County, minutes matter.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
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Prepare for sensory overload at this clattery Malaysian spot with loud lighting and photos of dishes as stark as mug shots blanketing a wall.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coating. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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