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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 layered
Master distiller Ross Cornelissen described the result in statement as dessert-like, with stone fruits, caramel, and vanilla layered over the base bourbon’s full-bodied profile.
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Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
At the 2025 Emmy Awards, Domingo made a bold statement in a baby blue and brown suit, complemented by a matching scarf layered over a coordinating top.
—Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
Streusel is layered throughout for cinnamon-y crunch.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
In 2025, however, many of the compositions that took podium positions across categories tell layered, expressive tales of the human condition, and our connection to the world around us.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
The rugged Renegade Evo leather boots sport a soft, shock-absorbing midsole layered over grippy Vibram rubber for a comfortable, slip-free experience on the trail.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Within that three-episode arc, there’ll be several adjacent or related topics layered in, like the case of Tamontez Kurtz, a missing Black man.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Bubbly, chewy and crispy at once, fresh breads are layered with mortadella and ricotta for sandwiches and topped with tomato sauce and brick cheese on those non-pizza Detroit-style pizzas.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
At the 2025 Emmy Awards, Domingo made a bold statement in a baby blue and brown suit, complemented by a matching scarf layered over a coordinating top.
—Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
Streusel is layered throughout for cinnamon-y crunch.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
In 2025, however, many of the compositions that took podium positions across categories tell layered, expressive tales of the human condition, and our connection to the world around us.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
The rugged Renegade Evo leather boots sport a soft, shock-absorbing midsole layered over grippy Vibram rubber for a comfortable, slip-free experience on the trail.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Within that three-episode arc, there’ll be several adjacent or related topics layered in, like the case of Tamontez Kurtz, a missing Black man.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Bubbly, chewy and crispy at once, fresh breads are layered with mortadella and ricotta for sandwiches and topped with tomato sauce and brick cheese on those non-pizza Detroit-style pizzas.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for layered
Verb
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Rows of these sleds could be packed next to each other in a 1U shelf and these shelves stacked in a rack.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The moist and tender carrot cake is also stacked three layers high and frosted with Brown-Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Without health insurance, the bills piled up, roughly $24,000.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its last two, led largely by QB Ryan Staub at tempo, piled up 181 late in the second quarter.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Layered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layered. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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