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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Mitch and Chrissy were so bad at trying to get their buoy across the balance beam they were lapped by Bianca and Thomas… even after Bianca almost blinded her partner while whacking him in the face with her pole!—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Sheets of undulating snow led into gently lapping Arctic waves.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Feb. 2025
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That number covers fully immersive apps that overlay virtual objects over the real world as well as 2D apps with some spatial components.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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One Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland working paper, authored with Morning Consult economist John Leer and outside academics, overlaid Facebook data and inflation expectations and found that social networks now play a prominent role in shaping expectations.—
Jonathan Levin,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlap. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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