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noun

Definition of coating

as in backing

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verb

present participle of coat

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

Noun

Myelin functions like rubber coating on an electrical wire, allowing neurons to communicate faster. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Each Fernie's Frozen Espresso-tini Bar is artfully drizzled with ribbons of chocolate shell coating, hardening into a delicate, crackable bite, making for the ultimate pick-me-up on a stick! — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

Briceno recommends coating both sides of the brush, wiping away any excess, and making sure the bristles come to a clean edge before applying. — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026 Never use abrasive cleaning tools or abrasive detergents as that can wear down the PTFE coating on your grill mat. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for coating

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Noun

Around the same time, Sighvatsson also got involved in the pilot for Twin Peaks, created by Lynch with Mark Frost, with a promise of backing from ABC, which was then under the control of Bob Iger.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Dylan says the backing has sharpened rather than altered the band’s original ambitions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of backing

Noun

What training would move them into a role that is more data-intensive, more AI-enabled, or more customer-facing?

— Ravin Jesuthasan, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
But the data isn't public-facing; it can only be seen by current homeowners or by someone purchasing a flood insurance plan, and it isn't reflected in most of FEMA's readily available flood maps.

— Ginger Zee, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of facing

Verb

The offer sheet comes 14 years after the Flyers, under previous management, offer-sheeting Nashville defenseman Shea Weber for $110 million over 14 years, which the Predators matched.

— Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Both Bestor and architect Tim Barber, who counts Matt Duffer and Ramin Djawadi as clients, employ Densdeck Roof Boards and Densinglas sheeting, a fiberglass-matt gypsum panel considered sustainable because of its durability and recycled content, in their work.

— Abigail Stone, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of sheeting

Noun

Only his father’s respectability, and perhaps his odd Motown accent, spared him from getting cussed out by bridesmaids at society weddings as a wastrel and drunkard, a shameless woman-wrapper.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
For many, the Salted Nut Roll and Nut Goodie bars carried memories that lasted long after the wrapper was gone.

— Frankie McLister, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of wrapper

Verb

Flowers completely cover the needle-like foliage, carpeting the garden in vibrant pink, purple, and violet-red blooms.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
During the rainy winter and early spring months, otherworldly photos of the park make the rounds online, showing brilliant yellow, pink, and purple blooms carpeting an otherwise lunar landscape.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of carpeting

Noun

Appointments, decrees, an emergency spending cut, a tax bill, a security package.

— Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Charter is the industry leader, providing Spectrum internet, phone and cable TV packages for Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of package

Verb

Her sisters and niece held each other as smoke crept closer, blanketing the sky behind them.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Sticky, thick humidity is blanketing the Philadelphia region and causing heat indexes that could reach the low 100s through early next week.

— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of blanketing

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