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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
On Europa, for example, the liquid water ocean overlays a rocky interior.
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Mike Sori, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
The supermodel strutted down the catwalk in a black corset top and underwear overlaid with a sheer lace bolero and tights.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
Her dress featured intricate designs embellished with sequins and overlaid on a sheer fabric.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The royal was joined by Prince William and their kids in the montage shot in Norfolk in August, overlaid with audio.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Mike Sori, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
The supermodel strutted down the catwalk in a black corset top and underwear overlaid with a sheer lace bolero and tights.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 16 Oct. 2024
Her dress featured intricate designs embellished with sequins and overlaid on a sheer fabric.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The royal was joined by Prince William and their kids in the montage shot in Norfolk in August, overlaid with audio.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Swirl to coat the bottom of the pan and add the sliced red onions.Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The volumising, panoramic mascara has a similar inky black appearance as the nail polish used at Marc Jacobs, but instead, a thick, contoured brush is used to sculpt and coat each lash.India Espy-Jones, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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And their publication overlapped closely with a talking point pressed by Netanyahu at the time – that Israel needed to hold the Philadelphi corridor to secure a deal.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Or, in an abundance of caution, the IT team uses overlapping database queries to provide invoices to the sustainability team.Martha Amram, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Those forests cover the Front Range from just south of Interstate 70 to the Wyoming border.John Meyer, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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One of our colleagues who lives north of the park says that, this morning, the cars parked on her block were covered in a fine layer of sooty ash.Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 9 Nov. 2024
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Failure to confront and anticipate social and environmental issues and their consequences is being sheeted back to boards and executives.The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Some of the larger items that will be exempt from sales taxes include a portable generator with a sales price of $3,000 or less, a tarpaulin or another kind of waterproof sheeting with a sales price of $100 or below, and a ground anchor system totaling $100 or less.Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
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“Overlay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlay. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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