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as in overlaying

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overspreading

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verb

present participle of overspread

as in coating

to form a layer over the butter should evenly overspread the baking pan

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as in overlapping

to lie over parts of one another autumn leaves overspreading one another on the lawn to form a colorful mosaic

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In May 2025, a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down the mountainside in the nearby Loetschental valley, sending plumes of dust skyward and coating with mud nearly all of Blatten, which had been evacuated earlier as a precaution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
For use directly on the body, the team added a polydopamine coating to improve skin compatibility.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

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The two companies would have an overlapping workforce within its linear cable channel divisions, film and television studios, streaming operations and corporate functions, including marketing, technology and advertising sales.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Still, most CISOs today are managing three overlapping identity problems simultaneously.

— Israel Duanis, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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His comments ranged widely, covering the latest battlefield developments, efforts to counter Russian ballistic attacks, the state of peace negotiations, Ukraine’s budgetary challenges and the political turmoil surrounding Fedorov’s dismissal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Within those 22 appearances, the Cubs are 9-1 in his starts, and the Mexican right-hander has also notched two saves, covering all sorts of situations in his hybrid role.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

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