Thesaurus results for SHEETING

sheeting

verb

Definition of sheeting

present participle of sheet

as in coating

to form a layer over dust sheeted the floors of the old, abandoned house

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Recent Examples of sheeting The only places doing any business were the coffee shops, and building-supply houses where customers were buying nails and sheeting to batten down against the blow. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 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 That weather — sheeting rain and biting cold — hadn’t looked so ideal seven minutes in when Nordi Mukiele slipped. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025 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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Electron beams replace ovens Ateios says the process enables coating speeds of 30 meters per minute across a 300-millimeter-wide web.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Locals and government officials were clearing debris and shoveling thick mud coating much of the town.

— Eugene Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

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This emerged when another routine health intervention in June had a target list with 4 million more children than the measles campaign despite covering the same age group.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Performers weren’t spared either, with several forced to perform in the rain without covering for both artists and their equipment.

— Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

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