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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
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
Ditch the layer once the sun comes out.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 May 2026
Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 May 2026
The designers, who are known for their nuanced use of textiles, layered tactile elements throughout the home, with details like a custom oilcloth rug by Black Point Mercantile, and a pantry skirt made from Charleston Duncan Grant fabric via Home Remedies Maine.
—Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
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Noun
Cover them with a very thin layer of potting media.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
Ditch the layer once the sun comes out.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 May 2026
Verb
In practice, care is often layered rather than singular.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 1 May 2026
The designers, who are known for their nuanced use of textiles, layered tactile elements throughout the home, with details like a custom oilcloth rug by Black Point Mercantile, and a pantry skirt made from Charleston Duncan Grant fabric via Home Remedies Maine.
—Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layer
Noun
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Leaders need human-in-the-loop checkpoints on the highest-leverage decisions—high-value quotes, customs classifications, contractual commitments—alongside mandatory audit logs and version control across all agent actions.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Cloudy, reverberating bass mingles with sonorous, textural guitar loops courtesy of Mark Clifford, while Sarah Peacock’s spellbinding vocals ooze over the mix.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Cobb said that multiple District 1 residents, in the northwest quadrant of the city, became frustrated with Perkins’ level of communication with his constituents leading up to the March 2 City Council vote on the tax breaks.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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This transit is shedding light on surface-level power and the unseen social currents secretly dictating your life.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Biscuits are stacked on top of one another.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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But the startup’s product bets are financially enormous and stacked on top of one another.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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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
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In March, Starbucks reintroduced tiers to bring in more value-conscious coffee drinkers with better rewards and redemption options.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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To jump to the Silver tier, travelers will need 150 Qpoints.—
Jamie Spain,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Then the fouls started piling up.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war.—
Mae Anderson,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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By then, standard-issue electric typewriters and six-ply carbon paper had been replaced by far less visually interesting computers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The poor choice of font did not upset me, nor, indeed, did the quality of the paper, which was not unlike single-ply toilet roll.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 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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The taco features a stratum of smoke and heat, with the octopus piled onto a fresh corn tortilla with purple onions pickled Yucatan-style with citrus.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Layer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layer. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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