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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
Vonblum says this is due to potential fire risk, as those areas are also overlaid as fire hazard severity zones.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, the official merch is designed with thin, blue pinstripes that overlay the collared, white blouse.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Sophisticated scammers physically overlay fake QR codes on legitimate signs, especially on payment kiosks, parking meters, and package labels.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
These moments and experiences all started to overlay one another at the restaurant with Gabby.
—D. S. Waldman, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Furthermore, the official merch is designed with thin, blue pinstripes that overlay the collared, white blouse.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Sophisticated scammers physically overlay fake QR codes on legitimate signs, especially on payment kiosks, parking meters, and package labels.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
These moments and experiences all started to overlay one another at the restaurant with Gabby.
—D. S. Waldman, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlay
Verb
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They are made of billions of small chunks of ice and rock coated with other materials such as dust.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Stock image of a frying pan coated with beef tallow.—
Toby Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Maybe a persona of boastful anger has something in common, and the two persona vectors overlap.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gaudí’s secular and sacred impulses overlapped.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Fifty-two of 64 analysts covering the stock have a strong buy or buy rating, according to LSEG.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Dell’s port selection covers but doesn't exceed the essentials for a mainstream laptop.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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The flooding began with a heavy downpour that sent water sheeting off the hillsides and into creeks.—
Hatim Sharif,
The Conversation,
5 July 2025
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My partner’s speciality is pasta: the fresh, handmade kind, delicately sheeted and crimped into intricate shapes.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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“Overlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlay. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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