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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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Join 14 others in the comments View Comments Some of the new search capabilities overlap with those available in Google’s Gemini assistant, potentially causing confusion among consumers.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
Their training schedule overlapped with Seth’s wrestling season and pursuit of a fourth state championship at Mount Carmel High School.
—Evan Crowell, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Those Venn diagrams overlap each other quite a bit - more so than not.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlap. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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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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