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 For more detail, eclipse expert Xavier Jubier’s website overlays the eclipse’s path on Google Maps, which allows zooming down to the street level. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The glasses then rendered that infrared in shades of red or a red-cyan mixture, overlaid on top of a normal field of visible light. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026 The Galaxy Watch 9 ships with Wear OS 7 and Samsung’s One UI 9 interface overlaid on top. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 The chart below shows an overlay of the Fed funds policy rate in orange overlaid with the short duration 2 year Treasury yield in blue. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overlay

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Toss until evenly coated, then spread the veg into a single layer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
During this process, the grains also become coated in fat, which helps prepare them for absorbing the liquid that will be added later.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of coat

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Yet these sectors are placing overlapping claims on the same forests and finite land, putting cumulative pressure on an increasingly fragile resource base.

— Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Early last season, Unrivaled faced schedule overlaps with major sporting events including the Olympics and the College Football Playoff.

— Annie Costabile, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of overlap

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Some of those rescued are covered in mud and appear injured after being battered by the flood, one video shows.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Researchers studying how Medicare insurers cover GLP-1s have found that recipients have faced increases in out-of-pocket costs and that almost all plans now require prior authorization, which can make getting the drugs more difficult.

— Jackie Fortiér, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of cover

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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

Definition of sheet

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