1
as in coating
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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2
as in overlapping
to lie over parts of one another
cedar shingles overlaying one another on the roof
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as in underlying
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as in overlying
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Recent Examples of overlaying
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
Other new features include Luma Key, a filter video based on brightness values that removes black backgrounds from input sources and is suitable for overlaying lower thirds, titles, logos and animations.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlaying
Verb
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These lengthening formulas prioritize coating each lash sleekly, with no bumps or lumps of product.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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There is little sugar-coating how Swayman’s season went last year.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Other conservative groups had overlapping missions on college campuses, but Kirk’s drive and debating skills quickly grew the footprint of TPUSA.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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When team members travel from out of town, coordinate overlapping schedules to maximize face time.—
Sonali Bloom,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In turn, real-time market data from the platform is used to continuously stress-test and refine the underlying analytical architecture.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But apps like Photos and Messages share more underlying code with their iOS and iPadOS equivalents.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An example is Pure Storage with their recent report issued this month covering February 2024 through February 2025.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Jac’s professional career started at ESPN, covering the NFL and contributing to Sunday NFL Countdown.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Earth’s substantial atmosphere and geomagnetic field block most (but not all) of this bombardment, and the sunless interiors of worlds without these properties still get protection from overlying material.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Again, the superposed vector can be decomposed into its constituents.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2023
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Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world.—
Gabriel Popkin,
Science | AAAS,
3 June 2021
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“Overlaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlaying. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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