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as in to coat
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 to overlap
to lie over parts of one another
cedar shingles overlaying one another on the roof
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Recent Examples of overlay
Sometimes, images are blurred and overlaid as densely as the chaos of musical fragments and creaking sonic whatsits in Joseph Field Eccles and Nick Smyth’s own sound design.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Gamers blasted a demo video shared by Nvidia, which showed snippets from games like the Resident Evil franchise being overlaid with a familiar AI sheen.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
This footage is overlaid with rapidly shifting colors via video synthesizer, obscuring our view, and an iris that periodically frames the runner.
—Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Meccage recently pulled up video from Ray’s 2021 season and overlaid it with Ray’s last start.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Gamers blasted a demo video shared by Nvidia, which showed snippets from games like the Resident Evil franchise being overlaid with a familiar AI sheen.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
This footage is overlaid with rapidly shifting colors via video synthesizer, obscuring our view, and an iris that periodically frames the runner.
—Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Meccage recently pulled up video from Ray’s 2021 season and overlaid it with Ray’s last start.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlay
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The sun is shining brighter, our days are a little longer, and the pollen is coating things as far as the eye can see.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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These items are coated with Teflon, a material that blocks UV rays and is of best use in warm weather climates.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Holy Week will overlap with Passover, the Jewish holiday marking the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Christian holiday of Easter falls on Sunday, April 5, this year, overlapping with the Jewish holiday.—
Bailey Allen,
Cape Cod Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Don't go into a basement, or any room, if water covers the electrical outlets or if cords are submerged.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Around 450,000 Kentuckians currently participate in the expansion, but health care advocacy groups say changes to the program could impact all Medicaid patients, not just those covered under ACA.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Apr. 2026
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Reroll the dough sheets away from you into cylinders and loosely pinch them closed.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 2025
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Save your time and check out the most popular coffee makers, electric toothbrushes, and sheets our readers are loving, just in time for gift-giving season.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Overlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlay. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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