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as in to stack
to form or arrange parts or pieces of something on top of each other; to form or arrange (something) in layers
The next step in the recipe is to layer the pasta and the sauce in the pan. We layered the fruit with whipped cream and served it with cookies.
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Recent Examples of layer
David Chou, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2026
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
The GelBottle Inc founder and CEO Daisy Kalnina suggests the brand’s warm Queen Bee shade, the bright Banana Split, or layering Iced Chrome over a buttery shade for any glam maximalists wanting to level up the trend.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 May 2026
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Noun
Microsoft is placing a significant bet that the same Copilot infrastructure powering the enterprise knowledge work will become the layer for healthcare.
—David Chou, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 May 2026
Verb
The jersey is layered with references to Haitian history.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
The GelBottle Inc founder and CEO Daisy Kalnina suggests the brand’s warm Queen Bee shade, the bright Banana Split, or layering Iced Chrome over a buttery shade for any glam maximalists wanting to level up the trend.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layer
Noun
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These baggy pull-on jeans channel Taylor Swift’s courtside look, complete with an elastic waistband, functional belt loops, and pockets on both the front and back.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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But a quick peek at the Trailforks app revealed this gem of a ride, an 8-mile loop climbing through grassland and chaparral, past a reservoir, over Conn Peak and back down Whiskey Ridge, with enough singletrack and elevation change to earn it.—
Winston Ross,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
Noun
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In performance and direction, and in the small ways in which Caswell and Wills have plotted out this isolated love story, there’s a level of great richness and detail.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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As for levels, experts are watching the mid-$60,000 range for initial action, if bitcoin breaks that support it could see a much sharper fall.—
Joanna Ossinger,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The same ring is still sparkling there today, among many others stacked on nearly each finger.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Mamdani’s announcement of COGE, which made no mention of Elon Musk’s DOGE, came just days after the mayor nullified former Mayor Eric Adams’s Charter Revision Commission, which Adams stacked full of his own allies just before leaving office.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Fingerprints are the surface expression of what biologists call dermal ridges: those parallel corrugations of ridged and furrowed skin that cover not just your fingertips, but also your palms, toes and soles.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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So why do real grasshopper wings have corrugations?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Closer to home, Stuart Pearce, West Ham’s former first-team coach, stayed with Nottingham Forest after their relegation to the second tier in 1993, and played an important role in their return to the Premier League the following season.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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To play Duncan Park, the head of a data-mining company who’s desperate to join the upper tier of the tech industry hierarchy in the AMC drama The Audacity, Billy Magnussen has to find a deep well of neediness and striving.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Problems pile up The LCS was envisioned as a key component of US naval power in areas dominating current headlines, like the Persian Gulf, where the US and Israel are at war with Iran, and the South China Sea, where the US and its allies are defending freedom of navigation.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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These spaghetti cups, piled with a saucy mixture of ground turkey and broccoli, and topped with cheese, are an ideal way to use leftover spaghetti.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
Noun
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On top of the inner liner is the carcass ply.—
Jason Fogelson,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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The 38-year-old living legend plies his trade for Miami FC and hopes to lead Argentina to a repeat as World Cup champion in 2026.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
26 May 2026
Noun
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First, the sample was adjusted for unequal probability of selection by stratum.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The exhibition begins by presenting three different layers, which are sort of presented as a stratum.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Layer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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