Synonyms for overlay
ˌoʊ vərˈleɪ; ˈoʊ vərˌleɪover·lay

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1. sheathing, overlay, overlayernoun

   protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior

   Synonyms:
   overlayer, sheathing

2. overlayverb

   a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface

   Synonyms:
   overlayer, sheathing

3. overlay, coververb

   put something on top of something else

   "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"

   Synonyms:
   brood, get over, embrace, plow, wrap up, enshroud, compensate, breed, encompass, continue, treat, hatch, incubate, report, track, extend, cut across, overlie, cut through, deal, shroud, underwrite, overcompensate, address, spread over, hide, traverse, pass over, comprehend, handle, cover, cross, get across, cover up, insure

4. overlie, overlayverb

   kill by lying on

   "The sow overlay her piglets"

   Synonyms:
   cover, overlie

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1. • Kill
   • Protective Covering

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1. overlayverb

   Synonyms:
   cover, spread over

2. overlayverb

   Synonyms:
   crush, smother

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1. List of paraphrases for "overlay":

   superposition, overlap, overlapping, superimpose, coating, superimposition, tipped

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How to use overlay in a sentence?

1. Toby Campbell-Gray:

   They will be playing the 'short' side via the ETF. Hedge funds are pretty nimble, they can get in and out of these things pretty fast, but there is a large 'short' overlay on Greece.

2. Ruy Teixeira:

   It's another overlay to the conclusion that there are some parts of the white non-college population that are open to Democrats and can be moved a few points in your direction.

3. Jessica Kitt:

   We also found that you can overlay the zoomies on top of the cone, and people understand the forecast better, in fact, if they have practice with this, they do a better job of interpreting the NHC cone after this experience than if they did not see the zoomies paired with the cone. So a simple switch for meteorologists might be to show zoomies with the cone.

4. Erik Gartland:

   Despite some popular notions of housing hardship, like expecting more impact in coastal areas where housing costs are highest, hardship was concentrated in southern states, this overlay of race and hardship reflects systemic racism and pre-pandemic disparities in housing that has grown as we have seen a disproportionate impact of the pandemic on Black and Latino workers.

5. Richard Peck:

   The political overlay of this case is remarkable, that's probably the one thing that sets it apart from any other extradition case I've ever seen. It's got this cloud of politicization hanging over it.