- present participle of cover.
covering
Americannoun
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coverings
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something laid over or wrapped around a thing, especially for concealment, protection, or warmth.
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Mathematics. cover.
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the buying of securities or commodities that one has sold short, in order to return them to the person from whom they were borrowed.
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Etymology
Origin of covering
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at cover, -ing 1
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At Wendy’s, recently appointed Chief Executive Bob Wright has been traveling the country to meet with franchisees, laying out a five-point plan covering food, branding, operations, restaurants and digital strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
But it was only months after taking the new job that he heard from an AI company, which initially described a project covering 700 acres.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“This is week three of ‘The Five’ covering the WNBA,” he recently complained, “and I have to say, I’m done.”
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Among them are catalogs covering black holes, stars, and interstellar gas, along with new visualizations and scientific tools designed to help users explore the enormous dataset.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
She had made a cross by tying two grapevines together and covering them with tinfoil.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
As the son of a cobbler, he knows how to tan goat hides, which provide him with the needed coverings for both his dwelling place and his body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Contractors could be seen putting up long white coverings in place of the missing walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
As well as the restriction on face coverings, Hochul announced that ICE agents would no longer be permitted to enter schools, libraries, community centers, polling sites, and other sensitive locations without a judicial warrant.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Based on its features, scientists classified it as a thescelosaurid, a group of two-legged dinosaurs found in East Asia and North America that may have had fuzzy coverings.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
Floor coverings spread across the floor: narrow hardwood boards in the living room, asphalt dies in our bedrooms, advancing row by row.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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