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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
With a white leather upper, Fire Red Jumpman branding and accents and the sneaker’s iconic gray elephant print overlays, the White Cement Air Jordan 3 is widely praised as one of the top pairs in athletic footwear history.
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Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
These devices may be attached externally, hidden inside the pump, or paired with cameras or keypad overlays to capture PINs.
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Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Surgeons operated from a cockpit in the operating room, using an input device that provided real-time augmentation, overlays, and tactile paddles while viewing a 3D monitor fed by multimodal imaging.
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Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Dec. 2025
For example, in one platform’s presentation, none of the content demonstrated was localized into English, and video clips shown were not stripped of the extensive Japanese text overlays that are a hallmark of Japanese television, despite the platform being meant for international producers.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Goldman is recommending adding downside hedges such as S & P 500 options overlays with drawdown probabilities at current levels.
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Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
The author overlays the bleak downtown’s empty storefronts, the rundown houses and harsh economics with the landscape’s sheer beauty.
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Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
These devices may be attached externally, hidden inside the pump, or paired with cameras or keypad overlays to capture PINs.
—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Surgeons operated from a cockpit in the operating room, using an input device that provided real-time augmentation, overlays, and tactile paddles while viewing a 3D monitor fed by multimodal imaging.
—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Dec. 2025
For example, in one platform’s presentation, none of the content demonstrated was localized into English, and video clips shown were not stripped of the extensive Japanese text overlays that are a hallmark of Japanese television, despite the platform being meant for international producers.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
Goldman is recommending adding downside hedges such as S & P 500 options overlays with drawdown probabilities at current levels.
—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlays
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The rich blend of shea butter, murumuru butter, coconut oil, and vitamin C coats lips in lasting moisture overnight.
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The ranch flavor is prominent and generously coats your fingers (in the best way).
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In theory, any language that overlaps with another — to an unspecified degree — could be categorized as a dialect.
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The category overlaps neatly with the mood-boosting movement reshaping summer perfume picks.
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The money from that contingency fund would be distributed to the city only after LA28 covers its own costs, according to the city’s summary.
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It often gets grouped with convertible clothing, which covers pieces that change in other ways, like zip-off legs or adjustable lengths.
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Reroll the dough sheets away from you into cylinders and loosely pinch them closed.
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“Overlays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlays. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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