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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The overlapping strikes could affect operations at hospitals and clinics as well as research on a wide array of medical, climate and other issues.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
However, advocates remain concerned and say LGBTQ support programs frequently overlap with the disabilities community.
—Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
Clearly, Rashford and Bailey want the width while Rogers and Ramsey are wanting the inside channels, allowing overlapping fullbacks to provide width.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Yes, the plot is anything but original, especially in Sparks’ canon, but The Longest Ride’s overlapping love affairs still deliver the ooey gooey romantic goods — and carry the film to the middle of the pack on this list.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
However, advocates remain concerned and say LGBTQ support programs frequently overlap with the disabilities community.
—Axios, 23 Feb. 2025
Clearly, Rashford and Bailey want the width while Rogers and Ramsey are wanting the inside channels, allowing overlapping fullbacks to provide width.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Yes, the plot is anything but original, especially in Sparks’ canon, but The Longest Ride’s overlapping love affairs still deliver the ooey gooey romantic goods — and carry the film to the middle of the pack on this list.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlap. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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