Thesaurus results for COATS

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noun

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plural of coat

as in wools

the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick a poodle's coat is often extremely curly

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verb

present tense third-person singular of coat

as in blankets

to form a layer over thicken the sauce until it will coat the back of a spoon

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Noun

Some rest their coats, bags and umbrellas on the empty chair next to them. —

Literary Hub, 20 May 2026 Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s MVP for the second year in a row, is a prodigious wearer of fur coats without irony and sunglasses indoors. —

Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 19 May 2026 Their white coats hung like snow capes. —

Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 That followed earlier collaborations with the NFL, NBA, WNBA and Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics as Off Season looks to create fashion apparel — including unisex puffer jackets, vests and coats — inspired by the sport team colors and game day experiences of fans. —

Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 The retailer, originally known for coats, has expanded significantly over the years into broader fashion, beauty, footwear and home categories. —

Alexandria Mansfield, Florida Times-Union, 13 May 2026 The thieves bound and gagged Mary Kay, per Gavenas, and stole $9,000 worth of different expensive items, including fur coats and jewelry. —

Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 Our oceanfront corner suite gave us 1,230-square-feet of space, with a foyer for hanging our coats; two bathrooms with beautiful terrazzo floors; and a living room with a punchy, flamingo-pink bar area, where Bobby found Monopoly ready and waiting on the shelf. —

Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026 Several times a week, men in worn coats and brown fedoras in search of food and work would knock on our back door. —

Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026

Verb

So c’mon, Bron; pull a couple of those Cleveland coats out of storage and give yourself one more real chance in Minnesota. —

John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026 This gel-like substance coats your gut and binds to cholesterol, preventing it from entering your bloodstream. —

Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026 Continue cooking and tossing until the tomato and fat merge to create a beautiful, glossy sauce that coats the pasta, about 30 seconds more. —

Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2026 Ngo coats the nail with a matte primer, which creates a smooth base, before buffing eye shadow across the surface with a nail sponge. —

Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 Apr. 2026 Algae coats the native eelgrass. —

Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 Neem oil coats the leaves and prevents disease spores from infecting them. —

Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 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 Once the sauce is glossy and coats the back of a spoon, remove from heat. —

Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Although the word cashmere is sometimes incorrectly applied to extremely soft wools, only the product of the cashmere goat is true cashmere.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Raising the bar on fabric research, Moorer paired technical wools or cotton chenille with silk, and introduced the rare and naturally soft yak fiber to the outerwear range.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026