as in stacking
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 layering
In fact, adding texture and layering with accessories and pillows will create a warm and inviting home no matter the size.
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Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
On the east side of the Statehouse, people were layering tissue paper on a large canvas to create multi-colored flowers.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Mar. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company’s demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Expanding the pool, layering two-year records, adding floors and running multiple drawings can make the process harder to explain and easier to distrust, even if the league’s intent is clean.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
For weekend errands Repurpose your go-to work shirt for the weekend by layering it under an oversized tee.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company’s demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
By layering indicators such as travel habits, purchase footprints, and neighborhood retail tendencies, Vado builds rooftop-level consumer profiles that may help advertisers identify areas with promising engagement patterns.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
In layering on Robby’s aggression without the checks and balances of other characters’ responses to it, The Pitt is in danger of making his point of view its point of view.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
On the east side of the Statehouse, people were layering tissue paper on a large canvas to create multi-colored flowers.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Mar. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company’s demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
Expanding the pool, layering two-year records, adding floors and running multiple drawings can make the process harder to explain and easier to distrust, even if the league’s intent is clean.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
For weekend errands Repurpose your go-to work shirt for the weekend by layering it under an oversized tee.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2026
Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company’s demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.
—Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
By layering indicators such as travel habits, purchase footprints, and neighborhood retail tendencies, Vado builds rooftop-level consumer profiles that may help advertisers identify areas with promising engagement patterns.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
In layering on Robby’s aggression without the checks and balances of other characters’ responses to it, The Pitt is in danger of making his point of view its point of view.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for layering
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Three of Taxstone’s cohorts on the inside, Jonathan Guerrero, Ian Diez and Abel Mora, can be seen on the jail surveillance video rolling a food cart to the corner of the room and stacking chairs on it, then rolling it to another corner near a basketball hoop.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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But instead of mixing those flavors together, Alloway tries stacking them for an experience that’s closer to a fruit kebab than a smoothie.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2026
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The purpose of our mountain drive this morning is to rendezvous with Fitz and the rest of the Caldwell clan and take advantage of the virgin powder now piling up around California’s Carson Pass.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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With losses piling up, something needed to change.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Layering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layering. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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