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overlay

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


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A series of colorful circles overlay Lee’s ink sketches.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

BBC Sport has seen a telemetry data overlay of a quick lap from Bahrain with last year's cars compared with one from this year.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

“I m not sure why he was sanctimonious and agressive when detailing the harvey weinstein allegations,” Epstein wrote. “now watching the overlay , its amazing.”

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

The near-perfect overlay of the religious image with a political image is a visual synecdoche for the Revolution’s replacement of Christianity with the cults of Nature and Reason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

On top of that, an overlay of floor wash antiseptic, seeping in from the corridors beyond.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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