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Rule "Collocation: cover by/in"

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Description: Collocation: cover by/in
Message: The usual preposition for "cover" is "in", not "by".
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Link: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/60805/covered-with-vs-covered-in-vs-covered-by
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The Mountains are covered by snow.
    Correction suggestion: covered in snow, covered with snow
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: COVER_BY_IN [55]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-26 22:33:08 +0200)