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
Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2026
Today's shelves are filled from top to bottom with different brands and formulas of base coats, top coats, regular coats, and everything in between those layers to ensure your polish stays put.
—Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
From lambs with quizzically cocked eyebrows, to lambs whose wooly coats are made of flower petals, to lambs that simply defy description.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
From glassy chrome finishes to simple glitter coats, scroll through our favorites take on the trend below.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
These may range from purses to pieces of jewelry to winter coats and beyond.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 Apr. 2026
In a famous portrait from 2001, captured by Annie Leibowitz for Vogue, the entire staff pose cross-armed in their little white coats, with a chair left empty in the front row for the designer.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Store heavy coats, boots and cold-weather gear.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Store heavy coats, boots and cold-weather accessories out of sight.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Jenna Thompson
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Once the sauce is glossy and coats the back of a spoon, remove from heat.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Design grows dense forests of carbon nanotubes The design grows dense forests of carbon nanotubes directly onto copper foil and coats them with a thin layer of silicon, creating a flexible, conductive scaffold that can absorb expansion while maintaining performance.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Add the mixture to the remaining milk in the pan and cook until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Add Parmesan, remaining 1 tablespoon butter and a squeeze of lemon juice; stir, adding more pasta water, a couple tablespoons at a time, if needed, until sauce is glossy and coats the pasta.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Greek yogurt has a thick texture that coats the florets.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
In the studio bathroom, a deep-green plaster coats the walls.
—Kerry Pieri, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
Dark chocolate coats a soft jelly orange interior made with real orange juice concentrate—no artificial flavoring.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
Almost all of my vintage coats have fur collars and to not be able to sell them because of a collar is a huge detriment to my shop.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 Apr. 2026
Today's shelves are filled from top to bottom with different brands and formulas of base coats, top coats, regular coats, and everything in between those layers to ensure your polish stays put.
—Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
From lambs with quizzically cocked eyebrows, to lambs whose wooly coats are made of flower petals, to lambs that simply defy description.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
From glassy chrome finishes to simple glitter coats, scroll through our favorites take on the trend below.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2026
These may range from purses to pieces of jewelry to winter coats and beyond.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 Apr. 2026
In a famous portrait from 2001, captured by Annie Leibowitz for Vogue, the entire staff pose cross-armed in their little white coats, with a chair left empty in the front row for the designer.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Store heavy coats, boots and cold-weather gear.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
Store heavy coats, boots and cold-weather accessories out of sight.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
The employee then coats the bite-size pieces in syrups and other toppings.
—Jenna Thompson
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Once the sauce is glossy and coats the back of a spoon, remove from heat.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
Design grows dense forests of carbon nanotubes The design grows dense forests of carbon nanotubes directly onto copper foil and coats them with a thin layer of silicon, creating a flexible, conductive scaffold that can absorb expansion while maintaining performance.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
Add the mixture to the remaining milk in the pan and cook until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
—Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Add Parmesan, remaining 1 tablespoon butter and a squeeze of lemon juice; stir, adding more pasta water, a couple tablespoons at a time, if needed, until sauce is glossy and coats the pasta.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Greek yogurt has a thick texture that coats the florets.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
In the studio bathroom, a deep-green plaster coats the walls.
—Kerry Pieri, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
Dark chocolate coats a soft jelly orange interior made with real orange juice concentrate—no artificial flavoring.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coats
Noun
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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
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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
Verb
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Bored by the beige that blankets most homes in the area, Everett swerved in the opposite direction.—
Julie Vadnal,
Architectural Digest,
18 Mar. 2026
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Both Interstate 80 and Highway 50 in Northern California's high country are seeing closures on Tuesday as extreme weather blankets the region.—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The credibility of the FBI analyst who testified about the matching hairs collapsed, along with any faith in hair analysis as a reliable forensic tool.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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The credibility of the FBI analyst who testified so confidently about the matching hairs began to crumble, along with any faith in hair analysis as a reliable forensic tool.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Irene Wright covers the governor's race in Georgia as the Atlanta Connect reporter with USA Today’s Deep South Connect team.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Republicans’ stance on pesticides has been a key point of contention in negotiations for the federal Farm Bill, which covers everything from food security programs to farm subsidies.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Off went the jackets and backpacks, on came burgundy cassocks and white surplices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Keep reading to shop everything in my virtual cart, including chore jackets, maxi skirts, cashmere cardigans, and more, starting at $40.—
Ali Faccenda,
InStyle,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Reroll the dough sheets away from you into cylinders and loosely pinch them closed.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 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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