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as in to stack
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 layer
Natalie Donback, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
The first layer of a bed should be a base layer, such as a mattress protector, followed by a set of sheets.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Danielle Haim Danielle Haim modeled a gray bomber jacket with leather sleeves, layering it over a red sweater and a navy pencil skirt.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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Noun
When a neighbor’s car exploded and broke the outer window pane, the interior layer stayed intact, keeping the fire out.
—Natalie Donback, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
The first layer of a bed should be a base layer, such as a mattress protector, followed by a set of sheets.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
Verb
Knits were slouchy but perfectly contoured to a woman's body, jackets nipped at the waist and layered over A-line skirts and sporty trousers, fuzzy bag charms and belt charms unite, and tasteful pops of color highlight earthy tones.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Danielle Haim Danielle Haim modeled a gray bomber jacket with leather sleeves, layering it over a red sweater and a navy pencil skirt.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for layer
Noun
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If skiing isn’t your thing, the resort is still a haven for winter activity: ice skate across Brewer’s Pond, located in the heart of the village, go tubing at Tube Town, or fat bike or snowshoe on a variety of trails and loops that skirt the edge of the ski hill.—
Jennifer Malloy,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2025
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Conveniently located inside the I-435 loop, this close-in development offers easy access to major highways.—
ReeceNichols Real Estate,
Kansas City Star,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The main level also includes two bedrooms, a laundry space and many windows that provide all-season views of the woodland setting.—
Richard Lane,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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In 2023, Shiffrin named Karin Harjo, a veteran coach at every level in both the U.S. and Canada, as her head coach, replacing Mike Day, who had worked with her for seven years.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Trump’s second term cabinet is stacked with prominent China hawks, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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The emotional toll of rehashing the past is honored, as the film sequences stack tragedies alongside a surge of cautious hope.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.—
CMG Containers,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2024
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Electrons in today’s graphene can move up to a micrometer before getting scattered by imperfections, such as corrugations in the surface of the material or grain boundaries between adjacent crystal patches.—
Chun-Yung Sung,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2012
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Both of the band’s charting wins have entered the highest tier, and the K-pop girl group's track record remains perfect as a new smash arrives.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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For example, Frontier Fiber plans offer pricing similar to many cable internet plans on comparable speed tiers, not to mention Frontier’s unlimited data and zero equipment fees.—
PCMag BrandX and Frontier,
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The youth unemployment rate in China has remained above 15%, with over 10 million fresh graduates piling into the job market every year.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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The place looked less like a shop, and more like a kind of shelter, in which crates and metal drums had been piled chaotically from floor to ceiling.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Over 4 million anglers ply Florida waters yearly, catching over 100 million pounds of fish.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Dec. 2024
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These plies were sealed together under heat and pressure and cured using high-frequency electronic radio waves.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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And while there are occasional deserters, the intellectual stratum is enlarging.—
Marquis William Childs,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Can the behaviors of an entire stratum of consumer society be influenced by a mechanism that was designed by a bunch of people who’ve been dead longer than the Arizona Diamondbacks have been a thing?—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Layer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layer. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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