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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
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
The standout dish for me was the chicken wing appetizer covered in a crunchy coating and served with a sweet and savory sauce.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Those with especially deep pockets can go all in on a costly paint sealant treatment, ceramic spray coating or even a clear protective paint film to arguably best protect the vehicle’s surface against dirt and the elements.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
At regular cooking temperatures, nonstick coatings are 100% safe for humans.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Future applications include improving the combustion efficiency of fuels or developing better fire-retardant coatings.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
The standout dish for me was the chicken wing appetizer covered in a crunchy coating and served with a sweet and savory sauce.
—Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Those with especially deep pockets can go all in on a costly paint sealant treatment, ceramic spray coating or even a clear protective paint film to arguably best protect the vehicle’s surface against dirt and the elements.
—Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
At regular cooking temperatures, nonstick coatings are 100% safe for humans.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coating
Noun
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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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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
Verb
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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
Noun
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There was also a second cleaner, who swept away the plastic bottles, wrappers, empty juice containers, plates of food, and other garbage that the passengers tossed on the floor.—
Amitava Kumar,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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Bring in a small wastebasket for tissues and medication wrappers.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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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In the summer of 2022, the U.S. agreed to provide a massive package of military aid to Ukraine, including an advanced missile system that Biden withheld for months out of fear of drawing the U.S. deeper into the war.—
Simon Shuster/Kyiv,
TIME,
1 Mar. 2025
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DirecTV will add Max Basic with Ads ($9.99 monthly value) to the package soon.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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To obtain the name of the winner of the Sweepstakes, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by March 31, 2025 to: SHE Media LLC, 475 5th Ave New York, NY.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
6 Mar. 2025
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Once doors were closed, the diner’s remaining 25 workers gathered inside, received manila envelopes containing their final checks and, with support from their labor union, refused to leave.—
Paige St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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Unlike Olympic medals these days which are mostly made of silver with gold plating, these were smaller and made entirely of gold.—
Michael Casey,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Each dish will be a fascinating journey through the art of plating: a unique approach that redefines the rules of mise en place, both visually and gastronomically, from breakfast to aperitif.—
Benedetta Rossi,
Architectural Digest,
20 Nov. 2024
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coating. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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