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overlaid

[oh-ver-leyd] / ˌoʊ vərˈleɪd /




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It’s also unoriginal: Pundits have overlaid charts showing recent gains for the Magnificent Seven with dot-coms, the Roaring ’20s, railroad fever, Japanese property and tulip bulbs.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

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

Randall Avenue, reads a string of white letters overlaid across the street we’re on.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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