as in lapping
a partial covering of one thing by an adjoining member
the orthodontist will try to fix that overlap of two of your upper incisors
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as in to overlie
to lie over parts of one another
the brochures on the display table should overlap but not so much that the titles are obscured
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Recent Examples of overlap
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The overlapping strikes could affect operations at hospitals and clinics as well as research on a wide array of medical, climate and other issues.
—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
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On a map, Marlowe’s hunting grounds abut or overlap with Archer’s, yet the moods of their investigations are quite distinct.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The overlapping strikes could affect operations at hospitals and clinics as well as research on a wide array of medical, climate and other issues.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlap
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Land in San Rafael, Corte Madera, Foster City and Bay Farm Island in the San Francisco Bay Area was found to be subsiding at more than 0.4 inches per year, primarily due to sediment compaction—when loose particles are pressed together under the weight of overlying layers.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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This month, the researchers will return to Waesche, looking for more rocks that could confirm whether the loss of overlying ice caused Waesche to wake up.—
ByPaul Voosen,
science.org,
3 Dec. 2024
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That 1993 conflagration lapped at the windows of my childhood home; the Palisades Fire finally burned it down.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2025
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Seals, whales and fish swim in the frigid, glacial waters that lap its shores.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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The computer system reads photographs of clay cuneiform tablets, then adjusts by computationally overlaying the images atop ones with similar features, and whose meaning is known.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
5 Mar. 2025
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Garments that didn’t rely on magnificent silhouettes were instead detailed in ornate beading, lined with feathers or overlaid with layers of lace.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlap. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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