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overlaid

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[oh-ver-leyd] / ˌoʊ vərˈleɪd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of overlay.


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Overlaid gray lines indicate the spiral arms identified through data analysis.

From Space Scoop • Mar. 29, 2023

Overlaid atop all that is the problem that the United Nations’ structure doesn’t match the era in which it is operating — something its leaders and members have long acknowledged.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

Overlaid on it was a message, in chunky black-and-white text, which read: “We should care less about mental help. Girl, go insane! You are valid.”

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2021

Overlaid with dramatic instrumentals and David Attenborough–like voice-overs, the fish launch themselves up waterfalls, leapfrog fish ladders, and even fly over dams with the help of “salmon cannons.”

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2021

Overlaid it may be by passion, by habits, by prejudice grown out of wrong and suffering perchance; but still it is there.

From Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals by Cope, Henry Frederick