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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 layered
The fleece is plush without being thick, so it can be layered under jackets easily without overheating you.
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Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
These tasty snacks combine a soft yellow sponge cake layered with creamy peanut butter filling, which is all coated in smooth chocolate frosting.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
To create Wednesday's graphic eyeliner, the MUA layered Pat McGrath Perma Precision Liquid Eyeliner ($36) and PermaGel Ultra Glide Eye Pencil ($29) in Xtreme Black on Ortega's tightline, waterline and lids.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Get the recipe > Sweet corn pastry cream is layered with blueberry compote and buttery shortbread in this late-summer trifle.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Many infectious diseases are lethal only for the poor; they are layered atop comorbidities and chronic conditions produced by social and commercial determinants of health.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The style is perfect for wearing into the cooler months, as it can easily be layered over cozy knits.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
Rome, Italy Rome is a living palimpsest—ambition, ruin, and reinvention, layered across centuries.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Colombian profiles layered with cocoa and plum.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
These tasty snacks combine a soft yellow sponge cake layered with creamy peanut butter filling, which is all coated in smooth chocolate frosting.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2025
To create Wednesday's graphic eyeliner, the MUA layered Pat McGrath Perma Precision Liquid Eyeliner ($36) and PermaGel Ultra Glide Eye Pencil ($29) in Xtreme Black on Ortega's tightline, waterline and lids.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Get the recipe > Sweet corn pastry cream is layered with blueberry compote and buttery shortbread in this late-summer trifle.
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Many infectious diseases are lethal only for the poor; they are layered atop comorbidities and chronic conditions produced by social and commercial determinants of health.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The style is perfect for wearing into the cooler months, as it can easily be layered over cozy knits.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
Rome, Italy Rome is a living palimpsest—ambition, ruin, and reinvention, layered across centuries.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Colombian profiles layered with cocoa and plum.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for layered
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The 4-by-8-foot foam sheets stacked on wooden shelves in the back look almost good enough to eat.—
Jia H. Jung,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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The 40-second clip from the surveillance footage shows two workers dragging a lopsided cart stacked high with shrubbery along the stone, before appearing to get caught on a corner, leading to them having to push it over the side of a stone tile.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2025
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Coleman had touchdown runs of 15, 1, 9, 7 and 5 yards to ignite the outburst as Washington piled up 628 yards and 34 touchdowns while limiting the Aggies to 218 yards and 13 first downs.—
Joe Davidosn,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs piled up uncharacteristic mistakes, which began early when Kelce was moved off his route and collided with Worthy, causing Worthy to leave the game with a right shoulder injury.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Layered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layered. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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