as in blankets
to form a layer over
thicken the sauce until it will coat the back of a spoon
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Recent Examples of coats
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
In the men’s section, technical coats are also quite trendy—just look at Columbia’s stylish take on a classic bomber jacket.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2025
And that doesn't take into consideration costs like coats, boots and clothes for the coming winter months or the rapidly approaching holidays.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The clip, shared by @myzoohousee, shows an adult cat and a kitten, both with similar tortoiseshell coats.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Its lightweight and ultra-soft feel is perfect for layering underneath lightweight jackets and winter coats for breathable warmth.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
The Allisons organized children from church Sunday schools to gather shoes, winter coats, soap and coins for kids in need elsewhere in the world.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
From there, Ganzorigt painted on two coats of OPI’s Bare My Soul (a sheer pink-nude polish) to create an ultra-shiny soap-nail effect.
—María Munsuri, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
The coats will be debuted by Team USA athletes at the Milan Winter Olympics in February next year.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
When rice makes the journey from paddy to grocery store to your home, with a few stops along the way, the grains rub against each other, resulting in a layer of starch that coats the outside of each individual grain.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Whether your hair has been fried from hot tools or color treatments, this treatment coats every strand using ceramides and collagen.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
The results could help scientists plan future Mars missions by accounting for the troublesome dust that coats rover solar panels and whips across landing sites during descent, the researchers say.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The style’s key color is a bright Varsity Maize yellow, which coats the entirety of the upper’s nubuck base.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
During winter, mist from the falls coats everything — including scaffolding — in a dangerous skin of ice.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Powdery mildew coats the leaves of roses and zinnias, blazing heat withers your veggies, and weeds are the only plants that seem to be thriving.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
This finicky, formal style coats every page of the novel with an impressively even surface that doesn’t serve any deeper spiritual purpose.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Chapter 02 lineup includes wrap coats in twin layers of double-faced wool; reversible jackets with one side plain, the other patterned, and crinkled unisex trenchcoats that pack up neatly into a travel pouch, printed with a bicycle pattern drawn from Veldkamp’s art, among other key items.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
In the men’s section, technical coats are also quite trendy—just look at Columbia’s stylish take on a classic bomber jacket.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2025
And that doesn't take into consideration costs like coats, boots and clothes for the coming winter months or the rapidly approaching holidays.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The clip, shared by @myzoohousee, shows an adult cat and a kitten, both with similar tortoiseshell coats.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Its lightweight and ultra-soft feel is perfect for layering underneath lightweight jackets and winter coats for breathable warmth.
—Staff Author, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
The Allisons organized children from church Sunday schools to gather shoes, winter coats, soap and coins for kids in need elsewhere in the world.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
From there, Ganzorigt painted on two coats of OPI’s Bare My Soul (a sheer pink-nude polish) to create an ultra-shiny soap-nail effect.
—María Munsuri, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
The coats will be debuted by Team USA athletes at the Milan Winter Olympics in February next year.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Continue until the solution makes a paste and coats the entire surface of the tub.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
When rice makes the journey from paddy to grocery store to your home, with a few stops along the way, the grains rub against each other, resulting in a layer of starch that coats the outside of each individual grain.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Whether your hair has been fried from hot tools or color treatments, this treatment coats every strand using ceramides and collagen.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
The results could help scientists plan future Mars missions by accounting for the troublesome dust that coats rover solar panels and whips across landing sites during descent, the researchers say.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The style’s key color is a bright Varsity Maize yellow, which coats the entirety of the upper’s nubuck base.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
During winter, mist from the falls coats everything — including scaffolding — in a dangerous skin of ice.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Powdery mildew coats the leaves of roses and zinnias, blazing heat withers your veggies, and weeds are the only plants that seem to be thriving.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
This finicky, formal style coats every page of the novel with an impressively even surface that doesn’t serve any deeper spiritual purpose.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coats
Noun
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Using Australian wools, classic jean hues were used for the 100 pure wool fabrics — which the company said reproduces the style and look of traditional denim, enhanced by the softness, warmth and comfort that comes from using merino wools.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Numerous investigations document violent beatings, and plant wools spare these gentle, clever animals from fear and abuse.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His droll voiceover, which warmly blankets and contextualizes his imagery, provides viewers an entrée into an worldview effortlessly engaged with culture, politics, and the smallest details of his private life.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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And the Eero Pro 6E, at $150 off, blankets your home in a fast, reliable Wi-Fi 6E mesh network while easily managing smart home gear.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Unlike a standard solid-black cat whose pigment runs from root to tip, a smoke black cat’s hairs have a silvery or lighter base with a darker tip.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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After these experiments, the researchers noted that visible hairs first emerged at around 10 days, with full regrowth by day 20 – something that would not have occurred naturally in that time frame.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Companies with 20 or more employees generally offer continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) that covers you and your family for up to 18 months.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The capsule includes three footwear styles as well as a new take on one of Barbour’s signature jackets.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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With 34 seconds left in Saturday night’s homecoming shellacking of Wake Forest, Florida State president Richard McCullough and board of trustees chairperson Peter Collins bro-hugged in their garnet jackets just past the north end zone.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Found in small quantities in the solar wind, He-3 is implanted in the lunar regolith, the layer of loose, fragmented material that carpets the terrain of the moon.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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