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
Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Marks thought that the coat might have smelled like her own grandfather’s wool flat cap.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The world produces so much plastic (more than 400 million metric tons a year, according to one estimate—roughly the combined weight of every human alive) that degraded nubbins coat the planet, detectable in the sedimentary depths of the Mariana Trench and the icy heights of Mount Everest.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
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Noun
American pit bull terriers aren’t known for having elaborate coats of fur.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
Marks thought that the coat might have smelled like her own grandfather’s wool flat cap.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
Verb
The brief video shared in the post shows jars and containers coated in a fine, white layer of minuscule specks.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
The world produces so much plastic (more than 400 million metric tons a year, according to one estimate—roughly the combined weight of every human alive) that degraded nubbins coat the planet, detectable in the sedimentary depths of the Mariana Trench and the icy heights of Mount Everest.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coat
Noun
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Palms, ocean waves and hibiscus flowers were also recurrent motifs popping on cashmere and wool styles — ranging from a coat to a crewneck knit — as well on a lighter wool and silk shirt and pants.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 July 2025
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Not only is it designed with sustainable wool, but it is also certified by SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit), which maintains factory standards and adheres to strict labor, health, and safety practices.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Raise salaries, diminish contractual obligations to teach, include the expenses of laboratory instruction and add the depreciation of expensive buildings — all factors in the sciences — and tuition becomes wholly inadequate to cover even the cost of instruction.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Although long covered by artists like Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen, and Joni Mitchell, this is the only version in existence of Guthrie himself singing it.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Bellevue Avenue boasted transportation companies, dress-making, hair styling and barbering, catering services, and lady-in-waiting support services.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
8 July 2025
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The 3-in-1 gadget functions as a hair dryer, straightener, and detangler, complete with a paddle-style brush and three heat settings, to give you smooth, silky locks every time.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The snow has blanketed part of the Atacama Desert, which gets less than an inch of rainfall per year and is home to home the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a large network of radio telescopes in northern Chile.—
María de los Ángeles Orfila,
Space.com,
5 July 2025
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Parsing the science After the Palisades fire blanketed the shoreline in debris — and led to widespread beach closures — surf camp and school operators grasped for information about the potential detrimental effects of the heavy metals and other substances spewed into the ocean.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
Verb
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The flooding began with a heavy downpour that sent water sheeting off the hillsides and into creeks.—
Hatim Sharif,
The Conversation,
5 July 2025
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Once you’re done, toss the towel or sheet into the wash on hot water to sanitize it.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 June 2025
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“Coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coat. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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