overlaid

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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

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

Thousands of bright stars, shown in red and blue, are overlaid on Gaia's detailed map of the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

“His hands are wheels of gold, set with chrysolite; his abdomen is a block of ivory, overlaid with sapphires.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros