as in overlaying
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1
as in overlapping
to lie over parts of one another
the puzzle pieces overlay one another in complete disarray on the floor
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2
as in coating
to form a layer over
there will be freezing rain tonight, so we can expect to find a thick layer of ice overlying the car windshield in the morning
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Recent Examples of overlying
K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
However, those sea surface temperatures will be far warmer than the overlying air temperatures.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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The results are somewhat ambiguous as to how much ice may lurk unseen beneath layers of overlying ice-sparse material.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
However, those sea surface temperatures will be far warmer than the overlying air temperatures.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlying
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The process changed their understanding of the Holocaust in different but overlapping ways.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Since the Washington Hilton is a large hotel with multiple venues and hundreds of rooms, those overlapping layers of security start from outside the hotel and work inward.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Spring means beautiful flowers, fragrant lilacs – and lots of tree pollen coating cars and setting off sneezing, wheezing and headaches.—
Levi Keller,
The Conversation,
5 May 2026
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The process begins by separating a couple of small silicon chips from a larger sheet, then coating them with a layer of oxide in a high-temperature furnace.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
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Jay Blackman Jay Blackman is an NBC News producer covering such areas as transportation, space, medical and consumer issues.—
Jay Blackman,
NBC news,
4 May 2026
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Samantha Ketterer is a Houston Chronicle reporter covering higher education.—
Samantha Ketterer,
Houston Chronicle,
3 May 2026
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For that, organizers turn to the same technology used when Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya broke the two-hour-marathon barrier in 2019, overlaying data onto potential routes to find the optimal one.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fears was one of the most vocal supporters of a $55 million general obligation bond approved by Independence voters last year, earmarked for rebuilding and overlaying streets around Independence.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Overlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlying. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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