- present participle of layer.
layering
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The unusual layering suggested that two separate events had occurred in rapid succession.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Traditional fabrication relies on ultraprecision machinery to squeeze more circuits onto a single chip; Huawei is trying to improve computing efficiency through techniques such as layering circuits within a single chip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“We treat developers like public services instead of businesses, layering on expectation after expectation,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Saar’s dear friend, artist and jeweler Neil Lane, recalls how she taught him to collage: slowly layering papers with matte medium and, of course, saving every scrap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
All of them layering on top of one another, changing, shifting, belonging, at that minute, only to me.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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