layering
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The unusual layering suggested that two separate events had occurred in rapid succession.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ms. Lee almost never uses figurative language—similes, metaphors, symbolism or anything that gives prose layering and subtext.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
In social-media posts sponsored by Dove, people are layering its fragrant body washes, bar soaps and scrubs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
To demonstrate, Weger starts layering a mannequin in her bedroom, picking from racks of clothes, handbags, color-coordinated shoes and jewelry nearby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
By layering and connecting billions of neurons, you get a brain.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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