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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
William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Hours later, the artist returned to her hotel from an event ready to try the new treats, beginning with one that looks like a lemon-lime hybrid with a hard coating.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
With a ceramic coating, this fast heating curling iron reaches up to 430 degrees and makes for smooth hair and long-lasting curls.
—Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Jackets were often collarless; coatings mimicked the appearance of lamination and distressed houndstooth was carried throug men’s and women’s pieces.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Paint and coatings giant Valspar has been the title sponsor since 2014 and has just extended its deal with the tour until 2030.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Hours later, the artist returned to her hotel from an event ready to try the new treats, beginning with one that looks like a lemon-lime hybrid with a hard coating.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
With a ceramic coating, this fast heating curling iron reaches up to 430 degrees and makes for smooth hair and long-lasting curls.
—Lauryn Jiles, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Jackets were often collarless; coatings mimicked the appearance of lamination and distressed houndstooth was carried throug men’s and women’s pieces.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coating
Noun
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Now the Trump administration, with the full backing of the new VA Secretary Doug Collins, is planning to slash 83,000 jobs from the VA back to levels seen in 2019—stripping the very foundation of the care that veterans like me, and millions of others, rely on.—
Vedia Barnett,
TIME,
11 Mar. 2025
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Tesla shares have dropped significantly, reflecting, in part, worries about a consumer backlash to Elon Musk’s efforts to take a chainsaw to the federal government with the backing of President Donald Trump.—
Laurence Lim,
WWD,
11 Mar. 2025
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Simon Johnson has spent the majority of his career as a sports reporter since 2000 covering Chelsea, firstly for Hayters and then the London Evening Standard.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Ill be covering the hardware launches in January so follow me here on Forbes using the blue button below, Facebook or YouTube to get the latest news and reviews.—
Antony Leather,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Aside from hardware, metallics are being used for cabinet facings, inlays, and even island panels, transforming them into statement design features.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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What consequences is Timberlake facing? Not a DWI charge anymore.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2024
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Get your greens Take lollipop and remove the candy from the stem, replace it with a single Brussels sprout and put the wrapper back on to hide the surprise.—
Kimberly Stoney,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
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Copilot has made it into Windows 11 (and even, to a more limited extent, the aging Windows 10) as a native app, and then a wrapper around a web app, and soon as a native app again.—
Andrew Cunningham,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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Spectacular satellite imagery has captured the ongoing lake-effect snowstorm blanketing the Great Lakes region.—
Stephan Pechdimaldji,
Newsweek,
13 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this month, Wisconsin's Lake Superior shoreline was hit with a lake-effect snow event, blanketing the area with a few feet of snow, and whipping up the ice balls.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
12 Dec. 2024
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Sources tell Deadline that Universal has landed the hot package The Natural Order, with Jenkins on board to direct and Powell attached to star.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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How to Make a Copycat Olive Garden Salad That Rivals the Restaurant Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1 (24-ounce) jar vodka sauce 2 (7-ounce) packages fully cooked gemelli or penne pasta (such as Barilla Ready Pasta brand) 1 (12- to 14-ounce) package frozen bell peppers and onions 1/4 tsp.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Mar. 2025
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Officials said McIntosh used social media to sell the sheets and envelopes, with customers paying her to mail the documents to inmates at correctional facilities, the prosecutors said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the brief clip, Uchis blows on a shelf full of candles while rocking rollers in her hair, sparking flames as if by magic, before grabbing an envelope with the album’s title on it.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
17 Mar. 2025
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At the core of the collection was the brand’s new Lacquer Spiral, an evolution of the spring ‘25 Gold Spiral, which involves molding, engraving, plating, and lacquering using a custom formula.—
Stephen Garner,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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Stepping it up a notch, this variation adds bolt-on armor plating that can withstand assault rifle rounds.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
18 Sep. 2024
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coating. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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