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overlaid

[oh-ver-leyd] / ˌoʊ vərˈleɪd /




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It then overlaid a valuation screen on its score card, and came up with four names.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

For four of the others, Nike licensed game photos from Getty Images, overlaid tag designs from Ramos and then had the images blown up and printed as murals.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

The GPS showed him ground coordinates, but there was no overlaid image—no moving dot or icon—that showed where he was in relation to those coordinates.

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2025

Thoughtfully placed inserts—most often religious imagery and text—were overlaid on the images to fill in negative space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

He wonders if this might be what he felt as a small child before the impressions and tones and presences were overlaid by memories, memories which are mostly others' stories about his past.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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