overlap
verb
over·lap
ˌō-vər-ˈlap 
overlapped; overlapping; overlaps
1
: to extend over or past and cover a part of
The roof shingles overlap each other.
2
: to have something in common with
Baseball season overlaps the football season in September.
1
: to occupy the same area in part
The two towns overlap.
2
: to have something in common
Some of their duties overlap.
Examples of overlap in a Sentence
The roof shingles overlap each other.
Baseball season overlaps football season in September.
Some of your duties overlap his.
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Trang Tran, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
And the total could vary based on how much overlap there is between the taxpayer groups Trump has proposed to give tax breaks to.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
The two forms of engagement often overlap and conflict, especially in an election.
—Arianna Huffington, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Historically, most of the DOC NYC shortlist titles overlap with the Academy’s official 15-film Oscar shortlist.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
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overlap
verb
over·lap
ˌō-vər-ˈlap
1
: to lay or lie over (something) so as to partly cover
that piece overlaps the edge
2
: to have something in common
political and social interests that often overlap
3
: to occupy the same area in part
the photos overlap
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