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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
Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Its elastic waistband offers room to breathe and move comfortably (yes, even after a delicious meal!), while the skirt’s flowy silhouette adds beautiful texture to your outfit without piling on heavy layers.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025
This sandwich has chipotle mayo, layered with chipotle chicken, pepperjack cheese, tomatoes and pickle marinated slaw, all hugged by a plain piece of sourdough.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2025
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Noun
The warm, sunny weather was helping the thin layer of oil evaporate, and the spill did not seem to harm wildlife, Laughlin said.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
Its elastic waistband offers room to breathe and move comfortably (yes, even after a delicious meal!), while the skirt’s flowy silhouette adds beautiful texture to your outfit without piling on heavy layers.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
Verb
Ulta Beauty’s Rinehart predicts customers will continue to layer their lip balms with existing viral lip stains—like the Sacheu Peel Off Lip Liner Stay-N, Milk Makeup’s Jelly Tints, or the classic Benetint—for a layered effect.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025
This sandwich has chipotle mayo, layered with chipotle chicken, pepperjack cheese, tomatoes and pickle marinated slaw, all hugged by a plain piece of sourdough.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layer
Noun
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Celebrating these small wins not only provides immediate satisfaction but also creates a positive feedback loop that encourages staff to keep striving for excellence.—
Sacha Obaid,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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His eyes are glued to his work computer, where Blue Smiley plays on a loop every day, Monday through Saturday.—
Tyler Hicks,
Rolling Stone,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Ironically, given the rhetoric around tariffs and overseas filmmaking taking away American jobs, these resources would have provided a valuable foundation for more production to take place on the local level.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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But these technologies can take aftermarket services to new levels.—
Jean-Louis Rassineux,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Verb
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This merry, hour-long holiday extravaganza will be stacked with gifts for Bravo fans and feature a number of Yuletide Bravolebrity performances.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Weekend writing sessions can stack into thousands per month.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.—
CMG Containers,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2024
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Electrons in today’s graphene can move up to a micrometer before getting scattered by imperfections, such as corrugations in the surface of the material or grain boundaries between adjacent crystal patches.—
Chun-Yung Sung,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2012
Noun
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However, one of the main reasons for dodging demotion to the second tier by two points was not a potent offense or a watertight back four.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Saving the top tier of a wedding cake for the first anniversary is a tradition that dates back to the 19th century.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Verb
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The crowd piled into the Chateau at 6 p.m., with most expecting just to listen to the album a few days early before its wide release this Friday.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Now, the university’s future ability to enroll international students – which make up about 27% of the student body – will depend on how the case plays out in court, with the litigation adding to the piling docket of legal battles for the administration.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, companies and brands that use premium cashmere will usually have information on their websites; generally speaking, the more details provided — length of fibers, ply, and gauge — the better the sweater.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Apr. 2025
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As such, birch ply sees a return to favor, with many of the components being fashioned from the popular build material.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Many activists came to see the old working class and their trade unions as a privileged stratum that demonstrated little sympathy for the plight of immigrants and racial minorities.—
Francis Fukuyama,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2018
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Each stratum of plants will be lit with twenty 250-watt T5s suspended about half a meter above the plants, for a total of 300 bulbs per floor.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 June 2013
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“Layer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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