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overlay

[oh-ver-ley, oh-ver-ley] / ˌoʊ vərˈleɪ, ˈoʊ vərˌleɪ /


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Other scammers take videos and photos from real practicing attorneys and overlay different audio to trick immigrants into sending them money.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The former Manchester mayor comes off as a gregarious, upbeat fellow with an admittedly nerdy overlay.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

But a digital forensics expert told AFP's fact-checkers that the anomaly was the result of a failed text overlay by a news station that had syndicated the official feed.

From Barron's Apr. 11, 2026

Wright adopted Caravaggio’s lead white ground and midbrown overlay, as well as his flushed cheeks, pale necks and fleshy pink velvets.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 14, 2026

Through the windows, I can see an overlay of virtual markers over the streets and buildings.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Augmented reality is a technology that overlays digital displays against real-world surroundings.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

She bristles when she realizes some dentists are using AI images to upsell patients—deploying color-coded overlays to dramatize borderline findings and justify questionable treatments.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

As team principal Andrea Stella put it: "When we look at the GPS overlays, we see that Mercedes is faster in some of the corners."

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

The newest tax strategies for investors are actively managed long/short SMAs and options overlays.

From Barron's Nov. 25, 2025

I stare at the overlays on the tinted windows, currently showing an empty car interior so that no one will be able to see us both inside.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

Each has an episode named for him — as with “Adolescence” it’s a four-part show — the overlaid shifting focus fitting quite well into the novel’s chronology.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

An Instagram post on March 7 from Dubai’s official tourism account featured slick visuals of the emirate’s landmark high-rise buildings overlaid with a catchy pop-soundtrack that declares: “Dubai is still the safest place on Earth.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 17, 2026

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

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

The coat was a soft gray, overlaid with a few darker spots.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

Augmented reality involves overlaying digital objects onto a person’s view of the physical world.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

His debut ad felt like an Aquaman trailer, the veteran and oyster farmer’s basso profondo voice overlaying scenes of him in wet suits, splitting wood, piloting a boat, flying the flag, swinging a kettlebell.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Chan first came to attention for filming the children in his care and overlaying the video with audio.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

A material like amber is formed over tens of thousands of years, when the heat and pressure of overlaying sediment causes a complex chemical reaction resulting in the resin-like stone.

From Slate Apr. 27, 2024

He spoke like somebody on television, his sharp, quick New York accent overlaying a slight Southern drawl.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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