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
ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
In contrast, aphids produce a sticky residue called honeydew that coats foliage and can later develop into a black coating known as sooty mold.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
This technique enables precise control over the coating thickness and uniformity, potentially improving performance while reducing material usage and production costs.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Cook with confidence thanks to GreenLife's signature PFAS-free ceramic nonstick coating.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
In contrast, aphids produce a sticky residue called honeydew that coats foliage and can later develop into a black coating known as sooty mold.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
These are Chinese, of course, and are made by coating duck eggs in a paste of salt, wood ash, lime, and black tea and burying them among rice husks in huge ceramic jars for 100 days.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
This technique enables precise control over the coating thickness and uniformity, potentially improving performance while reducing material usage and production costs.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coating
Noun
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Among the modular factories with state backing are EcoMod in Hudson, Fading West in Buena Vista, and Vederra in Aurora.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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With the backing of payments giant Stripe, Tempo is attempting to become a central player in making stablecoins mainstream.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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One of the people listening was an imposing but soft-spoken guy dressed in black, with a baseball cap nearly covering his eyes.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Shohei Ohtani bounced the first pitch to first baseman Troy Johnston, who fielded it and flipped the ball over the head of pitcher Ryan Feltner, covering first base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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The potentially sport-shifting news comes after many months of speculation that operationally – both front-facing and behind the scenes – things had reached a tipping point in terms of spending, big-name players leaving the circuit and overall interest in LIV Golf hitting a standstill.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Caratini hit a three-run blast off the facing of the third deck in left field.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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The skies opened into sheeting rain as the minister gave his greeting; this was followed by thunder and an explosion of lightning.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The second is the wrapper from Commander MacKenzie’s chocolate bar, which bears Japanese writing on the label.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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It was packaged in a maroon wrapper with silver lettering.—
David P. Willis,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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The landscape is different here, with yellow and pale green grasses carpeting the foothills and peaks that are still capped with snow even in the warmth of September.—
Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2023
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The Commission is due to present a broader package of energy and transport measures on Wednesday guidance airlines how to handle airport slots and public service obligations if jet fuel shortages take place.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Aversa feels like the whole package — moments like this, rankings, recognition — all have been earned by Baxley.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This includes blanketing the tournament venues with Leo satellite dishes, including the portable Leo Nano, the standard Leo Pro, and the Leo Ultra antenna, which was designed to deliver gigabit internet speeds.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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The former Exide Technologies plant in Vernon melted down pallets of lead-acid car batteries in blast furnaces for nearly a century, blanketing up to 10,000 nearby properties with toxic dust, according to state officials.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coating. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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