Thesaurus results for OVERLAY

overlay

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈlā

Definition of overlay

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 Other scammers take videos and photos from real practicing attorneys and overlay different audio to trick immigrants into sending them money. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 His team spent about a month overlaying influenza trends on card spending, hunting for spikes at drugstores, and found a relationship that was never clean enough to use. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 In novels such as Thousand Cranes and The Master of Go, Yasunari Kawabata wedded stream-of-consciousness to classical forms of ritual and performance, modeling rapid Japanese westernization through stories that overlay the ancient and the modern. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 Each design was simulated spinning mid-flight and overlaid on 100 real-world backgrounds, then scored by a perceptual model built to mimic human vision, where a lower score meant better camouflage. — New Atlas, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for overlay

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This material can be coated with a proprietary glaze called EverClean, which incorporates silver into the mix.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Toss the noodles to coat in the sesame oil, then divide between four serving bowls.

— Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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William Simms Simms Family There are online fundraisers set up to help the families cover the costs of funerals as well as other expenses.

— Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
For example, people in the US will only see a small part of the sun covered by the moon, while Europe and northwestern Africa will experience a more dramatic cloaking of much of the sun, according to NASA.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

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The offer sheet comes 14 years after the Flyers, under previous management, offer-sheeting Nashville defenseman Shea Weber for $110 million over 14 years, which the Predators matched.

— Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Both Bestor and architect Tim Barber, who counts Matt Duffer and Ramin Djawadi as clients, employ Densdeck Roof Boards and Densinglas sheeting, a fiberglass-matt gypsum panel considered sustainable because of its durability and recycled content, in their work.

— Abigail Stone, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026

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