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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
Michael Irving, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
It’s made with a brass base and rose gold coating, and the flowers cover one side while the back is flat for comfort.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Anti-reflective coating is needed to guard against glare that is sometimes a problem with indoor lighting.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
The glass is fully laminated and has both anti-glare and oleophobic coatings.
—PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
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In this case, the team found that applying hydrophobic coatings prevented any early breaking down of the material.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
It’s made with a brass base and rose gold coating, and the flowers cover one side while the back is flat for comfort.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Anti-reflective coating is needed to guard against glare that is sometimes a problem with indoor lighting.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
The glass is fully laminated and has both anti-glare and oleophobic coatings.
—PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coating
Noun
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Produced by Tomás Cortés of Cine Animal, with the backing of Panama’s Ministry of Culture, the film melds animation, archival footage, and interviews to chronicle Guardia’s personal quest sparked by childhood memories of Zachrisson’s unsettling yet fascinating artworks.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2025
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With her My Band Y’all band providing muscular backing, Clarkson gave the rock classic a melancholy makeover, injecting an extra layer of longing into Dave Grohl’s lyrics, as well as, of course, busting out one of signature paint-peeling high notes.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Matt Craig is a reporter based in Los Angeles covering the business of Hollywood, entertainment, sports and gaming for Forbes.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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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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Both are honored on the club’s Wall of Fame on the red-brick facing of San Francisco’s Oracle Park.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Arriving troopers located a black Honda HR-V facing in a south on the property of 167 Wauregan Road (Route 12) and a Honda Accord facing north in the northbound lane of Route 12, according to the warrant affidavit for Leblanc’s arrest.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Private equity and private credit in ETF wrapper Getting private credit and private equity into an ETF wrapper is proving tricky.—
Bob Pisani,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2025
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Still, there's something so satisfying when Fisk lifts the sandwich wrapper to reveal pictures of Gallo's lover and illegitimate son.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 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
Noun
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According to police, the two grabbed a garbage bag, forced open the door and stuffed seven packages from the building’s mail room into the bag; Robbins was the lookout during the burglary and had the bag when cops arrested him that same day.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2025
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This is a comprehensive package for addressing all your cord-cutter needs.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nor, for that matter, have most of the Defendant county boards of elections identified an interest in requiring a voter to date the outer envelope of their ballot.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Email signatures, business cards, envelopes, letterheads and presentation templates all contribute to the overall brand experience.—
Victoria Zelefsky,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Each industrial metal piece maintains the object’s utility while chromatic plating enhances its aesthetics.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
25 Mar. 2025
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But after giving Kat a quick but educational scare for her sloppy plating, the judges’ table comes to an abrupt end when Kristen tells Mimi to pack her knives and go without any further discussion.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coating. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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