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as in coated
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 overlapped
to lie over parts of one another
cedar shingles overlaying one another on the roof
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Recent Examples of overlaid
The royal was joined by Prince William and their kids in the montage shot in Norfolk in August, overlaid with audio.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
On a bright red background, purple and yellow triangles, overlaid with shadows of Barney’s omnipresent Field Emblem and a form like a twisted spinal cord, meet at a point, making a pattern like glass struck with a gunshot.
—Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
On a bright red background, purple and yellow triangles, overlaid with shadows of Barney’s omnipresent Field Emblem and a form like a twisted spinal cord, meet at a point, making a pattern like glass struck with a gunshot.
—Lillian Davies, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Overlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlaid. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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