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as in coats
to form a layer over
you should apply a coat of primer first, and then overlay it with two coats of paint
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as in overlaps
to lie over parts of one another
cedar shingles overlaying one another on the roof
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Recent Examples of overlays
Layer Stretch is an additional control for all scene layers and overlays to manipulate an input or graphic.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The author overlays the bleak downtown’s empty storefronts, the rundown houses and harsh economics with the landscape’s sheer beauty.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Her pair featured metallic silver overlays across a black mesh upper, exaggerated rubber pods at the toe and sides and a bubbled heel inset that’s become a signature of the model.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
On June 30, the official Maxibon TikTok page posted a video that overlays Korzen's viral video with text announcing the return of a collaboration between the ice cream brand and Krispy Kreme.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Precision battery tracking Known as dynamic impedance spectroscopy, the technique overlays a multi-frequency test signal onto the standard charging or discharging current.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The author overlays the bleak downtown’s empty storefronts, the rundown houses and harsh economics with the landscape’s sheer beauty.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Her pair featured metallic silver overlays across a black mesh upper, exaggerated rubber pods at the toe and sides and a bubbled heel inset that’s become a signature of the model.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
On June 30, the official Maxibon TikTok page posted a video that overlays Korzen's viral video with text announcing the return of a collaboration between the ice cream brand and Krispy Kreme.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Precision battery tracking Known as dynamic impedance spectroscopy, the technique overlays a multi-frequency test signal onto the standard charging or discharging current.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlays
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Bloom is the fine, powdery film that coats grapes, giving them a frosty appearance.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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During winter, mist from the falls coats everything — including scaffolding — in a dangerous skin of ice.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Sunday’s day game overlaps with a San Francisco 49ers home game in Santa Clara.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Koestler suggests that a stroke of good fortune, or a vision of the sublime, may evoke a sense of powerlessness — of being rapt, overwhelmed, enraptured, entranced — which overlaps with the helplessness of loss and defeat, and which evokes a similar surrender.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Carman provides teams with a dog vest, ID card, and liability insurance that covers them in the field.—
Kathleen Toner,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Overlays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlays. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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