overlaid
Americanverb
Example Sentences
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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
Scientists at paint manufacturer PPG built a database containing the properties of all of their products, overlaid with the laws of chemistry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
Now Snap plans to release augmented reality glasses in 2026 that let people interact with digital images overlaid onto the physical world.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 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
He went, his face overlaid with shame and misery.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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