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

The physical conditions were overlaid with military regimentation far beyond anything imposed at the Rad Lab, even after its absorption into the bomb project.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik