as in stacked
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.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of layered
Ace Reputations operates on a hybrid model with human judgment layered over AI detection.
—
Wyles Daniel
may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Synbiotic overnight oats with yogurt A no-cook breakfast of thick, spoonable overnight oats made with live-culture yogurt, layered with berries, banana, and flaxseed — probiotics and prebiotics in every bite.
—Ryan Brennan
may 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Emerging research on burnout suggests women may be particularly vulnerable to cumulative stress when professional responsibilities are layered onto existing emotional and domestic labor.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The space is layered with rich tones, textured materials, and objects, many of which were sourced by Swanson Beard from Paris flea markets like the Puces de Saint Ouen and local antique shops.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Cara Delevingne veered sharply away from traditional red-carpet dressing in a dark pinstriped pantsuit layered over a sheer blouse.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
In many scenes where a conventional filmmaker would have layered in the sound of footsteps or ambient movement, Abraham chose silence, letting the visual image generate its own interior noise in the viewer’s mind.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
Over time, readers and occultists layered the cards with mystical symbolism drawn from Kabbalah, Egyptology, numerology and other mystical and symbolic traditions.
—Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Today’s energy heightens your emotions, intuition and mental sensitivity, making conversations feel uncomfortably layered.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Wyles Daniel
may 19, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Synbiotic overnight oats with yogurt A no-cook breakfast of thick, spoonable overnight oats made with live-culture yogurt, layered with berries, banana, and flaxseed — probiotics and prebiotics in every bite.
—Ryan Brennan
may 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
Emerging research on burnout suggests women may be particularly vulnerable to cumulative stress when professional responsibilities are layered onto existing emotional and domestic labor.
—Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The space is layered with rich tones, textured materials, and objects, many of which were sourced by Swanson Beard from Paris flea markets like the Puces de Saint Ouen and local antique shops.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 May 2026
Cara Delevingne veered sharply away from traditional red-carpet dressing in a dark pinstriped pantsuit layered over a sheer blouse.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
In many scenes where a conventional filmmaker would have layered in the sound of footsteps or ambient movement, Abraham chose silence, letting the visual image generate its own interior noise in the viewer’s mind.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2026
Over time, readers and occultists layered the cards with mystical symbolism drawn from Kabbalah, Egyptology, numerology and other mystical and symbolic traditions.
—Ziv Epstein, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Today’s energy heightens your emotions, intuition and mental sensitivity, making conversations feel uncomfortably layered.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for layered
Verb
-
That drone touches down at the address of architect Otone Komoto (Haruka Ayase), who designed her family’s modernist home, an arrangement of overlapping boxes stacked around a garden courtyard.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
-
The list of performers at this year's awards ceremony is stacked!—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Verb
-
The team piled sandbags around the perimeter for protection.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
-
Staff deliver hot cinnamon buns with honeydew from the local Spoon and Key Market, sandwiches piled high with barbecue chicken, and after the final snorkel session, adult beverages on the way back to shore.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Layered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layered. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
