as in piles
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 layers
Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Samsung also layers in smart touches.
—PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
For nearly the first half of the film, composer Tony Doogan layers a steady synthetic heartbeat beneath the action, which gains little from this trick.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Combining her New England background with classic Southern style, founder Kate Figler layers modern pieces, antiques, and plenty of florals in her bright, functional spaces.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
The same dashboard layers loss-prevention analytics over every shift.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
The mockneck sweatshirt gives you an elevated neckline that layers well under coats, while the matching pants have an elastic drawstring waistband for a no-fuss fit.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
As Castro layers thoughts and reactions into a mesmerizing rhythm, Harold is made real.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Samsung also layers in smart touches.
—PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
For nearly the first half of the film, composer Tony Doogan layers a steady synthetic heartbeat beneath the action, which gains little from this trick.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
Combining her New England background with classic Southern style, founder Kate Figler layers modern pieces, antiques, and plenty of florals in her bright, functional spaces.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
The same dashboard layers loss-prevention analytics over every shift.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
The mockneck sweatshirt gives you an elevated neckline that layers well under coats, while the matching pants have an elastic drawstring waistband for a no-fuss fit.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for layers
Verb
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That’s where the paperwork piles up, court fees skyrocket, and grieving families are forced into bureaucratic limbo for months — sometimes years.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In some cases, triglyceride levels rose by factors of 100 or more.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Beets should be consumed 60 to 90 minutes before a workout to let nitrate levels peak.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Behind its all-glass façade, the home stacks four bedrooms and five baths around an elevator core.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In the conflict between Hobbes and Rousseau, between visions of primordial humankind as inherently brutal or inherently peaceful, Tsangari stacks the dramatic deck in favor of benign and placid human nature.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In other words, today’s marketers must know their customers beyond merely CRM fields, build feedback loops that are highly empathetic, even if they’re automated, and create space for human touchpoints, even in digital journeys.—
Nohar Zmora,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The lookalikes feature the same double loops and pointed toes that Mach & Mach is known for.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are Easy, Medium and Difficult tiers.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The two lineups are priced similarly at most tiers, but the Apple iPhone Pro Max with 2TB of storage is the most expensive model at nearly $2,000.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her site, which grew out of a blog about motherhood and home décor, had become perhaps the most popular chronicler of Kennedy’s rise, offering half a million Substack followers an inside look at the Secretary’s new life in the upper echelons of the American right.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Enninful announced his departure from the upper echelons of Vogue the summer prior to his final issue.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Among other things, the statute reduced marginal tax rates across existing income brackets.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Best-of-five or -seven brackets are the norm.—
Sheldon H. Jacobson,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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French seams, which both require more materials and require more construction time than other finishing options; the seam allowance is long enough to allow the raw edge to be folded back and hidden away with tiny, invisible stitches.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Layers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layers. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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