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
María Munsuri, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2025
Following her trip to Saint Laurent’s SoHo boutique, the Chopard spokesmodel changed into a vintage shearling coat by Dolce & Gabbana.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025
Gerald Herbert and David J. Phillip, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Choose plain raisins: Raisins coated in chocolate, yogurt, or other flavorings contain significantly more calories and sugar than plain raisins.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Hadid is crazy about boho fashion and has already worn coats with this vintage vibe this winter.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 26 Jan. 2025
Following her trip to Saint Laurent’s SoHo boutique, the Chopard spokesmodel changed into a vintage shearling coat by Dolce & Gabbana.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
Parts of Florida’s Panhandle were already coated white Tuesday.
—Gerald Herbert and David J. Phillip, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Choose plain raisins: Raisins coated in chocolate, yogurt, or other flavorings contain significantly more calories and sugar than plain raisins.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coat
Noun
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Add two or three wool dryer balls or new tennis balls to help break apart clumps and maintain the loft in the insulation.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2025
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What to Consider This is not a 100 percent merino wool style, but rather a blend with synthetic lyocell.—
Matthew Medendorp,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Those policies also don’t cover all the potential sources of liability.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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See some of the deals January 27, 2025 3:16 PM Chiefs Here’s Steve Spagnuolo’s favorite detail from blitz that sent Chiefs to Super Bowl January 27, 2025 6:30 AM See all stories The Kansas City Star 816-234-4730 Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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Elsewhere, beauty this week was equal parts femme and freaky: nail art was sculptural, flipped and reversed, hair was piled high to make a poncy French monarch proud, and conceptual makeup took inspo from nature’s most ornate creatures.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
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Possible signs of dandruff include white or yellow flakes (dead skin cells) on the hair and shoulders.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The mountains outside Los Angeles and across Southern California were blanketed with snow on Sunday due to a storm system that helped settle the dry conditions that contributed to recent wildfires earlier this month.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
30 Jan. 2025
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Jackie is seen on the nonprofit’s live camera blanketed in snow on Jan. 27.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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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 4 Feb. 2025.
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