as in to cover
to form a layer over
thicken the sauce until it will coat the back of a spoon
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Recent Examples of coat
Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
Grooming Requirements: Their coat requires regular grooming to prevent matting and maintain its hypoallergenic qualities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
The same color, but at a 50 percent saturation, also coats the house's exterior.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Add sauce to bowl as desired, and toss well to coat.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
Grooming Requirements: Their coat requires regular grooming to prevent matting and maintain its hypoallergenic qualities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Verb
But with temperatures remaining in the 30s on Wednesday, many main highways in the metro areas were closed by authorities and surface roads throughout town were still coated in ice.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
The same color, but at a 50 percent saturation, also coats the house's exterior.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coat
Noun
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Brushed wool, lace, coated materials, fuzzy draping allude Lorena’s sources of inspiration.—
Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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Neon and marble are juxtaposed with vibrant velvet, soft wool, and thoughtfully curated art and decor.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps a white sheet covered with lumps of reddish-brown rocks.—
Helen Gordon,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2025
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Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and Micah Parsons cover half the team's salary cap, and Parsons could get a record-breaking contract this offseason.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ahead, how to get static out of hair according to professional hairstylists.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
11 Feb. 2025
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Beyond its signature hair clips (think the Big Effing Clip and Sweetheart Clips), Emi Jay’s prestige brushes and haircare products will be available exclusively at Sephora.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Various weather warnings were set to remain in place for large sections of the eastern U.S. through Thursday, as forecasters said the next winter storm could blanket wide bands of the country with upwards of 10 inches of snow.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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His mind is blanketed in confusion, and we’re treated to a glorious montage of Mark waking up on the conference-room table, his Innie and Outie worlds colliding in a frantic jumble.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But Maduro’s numbers have been widely discredited by both domestic and international observers, based on both polling prior to the election and tally sheets the opposition was able to recover from voting machines before Maduro’s forces shut down the count.—
Rafael Bernal,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2025
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Failure to confront and anticipate social and environmental issues and their consequences is being sheeted back to boards and executives.—
The Sorenson Impact Institute,
Forbes,
21 Oct. 2024
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“Coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coat. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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