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
Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
But before leaving, Genevieve sends an olive branch to Aubry in the form of her red pea coat.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Reese’s Take5 and Fast Break bars are no longer coated in milk chocolate.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Doc carries a small pair of pruners in his coat pocket.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
But before leaving, Genevieve sends an olive branch to Aubry in the form of her red pea coat.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
These panels are coated with a photothermal dye that captures and converts sunlight into heat.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Reese’s Take5 and Fast Break bars are no longer coated in milk chocolate.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coat
Noun
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As a crochet designer with nearly a decade of stitching experience, seeing the fiber art make its runway return warms my yarn-loving heart in a way only wool can (IYKYK).—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
3 Apr. 2026
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Orta is the first denim mill to adopt Archroma’s FiberColors, an innovative dye range partially derived from recycled wool waste.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Around 450,000 Kentuckians currently participate in the expansion, but health care advocacy groups say changes to the program could impact all Medicaid patients, not just those covered under ACA.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Now fifty-four, Chalker is nearly six feet tall and barrel-chested, with short brown hair and a thick, graying red beard.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Dublin Police Services The hair was later confirmed to be Denise's.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After the mid-February storm blanketed Tahoe in 9 feet of snow, mountain residents watched in disbelief as rain washed it away like cotton candy.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
28 Mar. 2026
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Dogs run freely in the green meadows and forests, where the smell of cooking fires lingers in the air and cottonwood seeds blanket dirt roads crisscrossing the site.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Perennial grasses carpet the landscape, allowing livestock to browse year-round.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Rolling hills carpeted in bluebonnets stretching as far as the eye can see.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Reroll the dough sheets away from you into cylinders and loosely pinch them closed.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
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Save your time and check out the most popular coffee makers, electric toothbrushes, and sheets our readers are loving, just in time for gift-giving season.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coat. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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