Thesaurus results for OVERLAIN

overlain

verb

past participle of overlie

as in overlapped

to lie over parts of one another the puzzle pieces overlay one another in complete disarray on the floor

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as in coated

to form a layer over there will be freezing rain tonight, so we can expect to find a thick layer of ice overlying the car windshield in the morning

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None of the shops opened by the major booksellers overlapped geographically.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
For Stolte, his Firehouse 51 and real-life families have overlapped, as both of his daughters appeared on Chicago Fire.

— Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026

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But the scenes — his body covered in medical equipment, his limbs not moving, his teammates down on a knee — certainly created cause for concern.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The still-pristine white marble stone stood out compared to the neighboring grave, holding Bailey’s sister Eliza, covered in grime and moss collected over the decades.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

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The world was composed of 233 handmade puppets, overlaid with hundreds of thousands of replacement faces; 132 practical sets were built, which included 728 miniature trees representing 10 species specific to the Pacific Northwest.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
In his imagination these eruptive landscapes overlaid each other like palimpsests.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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