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  • present participle of tile.
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tiling

[tahy-ling] / ˈtaɪ lɪŋ /


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Meanwhile the tiling for the kitchen has, Lorenze revealed, been specially created for the couple featuring designs that reflect their passions, interests, and romantic milestones.

From MarketWatch Apr. 8, 2026

The company, which incorporated in 2020 and is based in Caldwell, appears to provide contractor services for tiling work.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

A new study by mathematicians at Freie Universität Berlin shows that planar tiling, also known as tessellation, is far more than a decorative technique.

From Science Daily Jan. 7, 2026

A student visa for Belarus, available in three weeks for 2.75 million CFA, sought-after tiling jobs in Dubai, and a three-month employment contract in Latvia are just some of the options on the list.

From Barron's Oct. 11, 2025

“Perhaps,” thought Mr. Popper, “all that white tiling reminds him of the ice and snow at the South Pole. Poor thing, maybe he’s thirsty.”

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater

For almost twenty years, the research group led by Heinrich Begehr at Freie Universität Berlin's Institute of Mathematics has been investigating what are known as the "Berlin mirror tilings."

From Science Daily Jan. 7, 2026

This wiggle room allows nanoparticles with imperfect shapes to create tilings like those of the perfect shapes.

From Science Daily Jan. 18, 2024

For the second proof, the team invented a new method that could compare the hat tilings with the nonperiodic tilings of better-known shapes called polyiamonds.

From Scientific American Jul. 31, 2023

Named “Spectres,” these monotiles, owing to their curvy contours, only allow nonperiodic tilings, and without reflections.

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2023

In the cabin, I was suddenly the man there, the one to protect the family, if tilings went wrong.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson




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