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as in to stack
to form or arrange parts or pieces of something on top of each other; to form or arrange (something) in layers
The next step in the recipe is to layer the pasta and the sauce in the pan. We layered the fruit with whipped cream and served it with cookies.
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Recent Examples of layer
Caroline Winterer / Made By History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
To add more layers to the situation, Min Ho confessed his love for Kitty too.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Caroline Tien, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
The caption layered over the sweet footage explains that Megan shares the baby with her fiancé, but that doesn't stop her ex-husband from loving him too.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The discovery of these layers of deep time reinforced racial hierarchies in the United States.
—Caroline Winterer / Made By History, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
To add more layers to the situation, Min Ho confessed his love for Kitty too.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
Mash them up, stir them into soup or stew, toss them with spaghetti, layer them in casserole dishes like shepherd’s pie, serve them as a plain ol’ side…the list of possibilities goes on and on.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
The caption layered over the sweet footage explains that Megan shares the baby with her fiancé, but that doesn't stop her ex-husband from loving him too.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Expect comforting dishes like large pasta loops with heritage pork shoulder ragu and wines ranging from acidic Etna Bianco to complex Nebbiolo.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
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For the most part, the primary loop is to find enemy officials, dodge or parry their attacks, and slowly chip away at their stance meter (essentially a gauge of their defensive stamina) to leave them vulnerable to a strong attack.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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Shooting at a magical level while largely shutting down the nation’s top scoring offense, UCLA romped its way to a 94-70 victory over Iowa that did more than stop a four-game losing streak.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Security around former presidents varies according to their threat levels and public exposure.Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
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However, Google now appears to be expanding the feature by allowing users to select and stack photos manually.Paul Monckton, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The odds were stacked against Britain until a group of renegade, maverick soldiers (the SAS Rogue Heroes) decided to fight against a more powerful enemy in a new way.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The corrugation process guarantees that the containers are robust and lightweight, which is necessary for stacking and transportation in an efficient manner.CMG Containers, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024
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Electrons in today’s graphene can move up to a micrometer before getting scattered by imperfections, such as corrugations in the surface of the material or grain boundaries between adjacent crystal patches.Chun-Yung Sung, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2012
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In an effort to simplify its product naming — an exercise that HP also recently went through — Dell is moving away from sub-brands like XPS, Inspiron and others to a simple Dell, Dell Pro and Dell Pro Max lineup with two additional performance tiers (Plus and Premium) within each category.Bob O’Donnell, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
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But like the Premiere ($17.99 / year) and A-List (the monthly price varies by location) tiers, people using Premiere Go!Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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Almost 10 feet of sand and dirt had piled up on the shipwreck.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Bleak new superlatives about the cost of living are piling up: About half of city households are struggling to pay for basic necessities, New York has the lowest apartment vacancy rate in a half-century, and about 146,000 homeless children are enrolled in local schools.Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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If that's not enough to meet your hauling needs, a configurable mid-partition can extend its capabilities to accommodate 8x4 ply sheets or full-size surfboards.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
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The interior is finished in timber and ply, and looks attractive and light-filled.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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The proportion of registrants with a telephone number and the mean expected response rate, based on prior Times/Siena polls, were calculated for each stratum.New York Times, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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The show makes clear the yakuza is integrated into every stratum of the Japanese government and society.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Layer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layer. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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