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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Over the past decade, a movement has arisen that heavily overlaps with Trump’s base of supporters (but extends beyond it) to reexamine the costs and benefits of the staid institutions established in the early to mid 20th century.
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Some of these individual pieces naturally overlap with one another, while others are placed together very carefully by the show’s creator, Debora Cahn, so that all improbably feel like part of the same appealing whole.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Also found were overlapping Vs — known as Marian marks as they’re believed by some to be a call for protection from the Virgin Mary — and a pentangle that was used to protect against evil.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Many of the state’s nearly 1,400 districts dedicated to roads and bridges have boundaries overlapping its 1,425 townships.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Some of these individual pieces naturally overlap with one another, while others are placed together very carefully by the show’s creator, Debora Cahn, so that all improbably feel like part of the same appealing whole.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
Also found were overlapping Vs — known as Marian marks as they’re believed by some to be a call for protection from the Virgin Mary — and a pentangle that was used to protect against evil.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
Many of the state’s nearly 1,400 districts dedicated to roads and bridges have boundaries overlapping its 1,425 townships.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for overlap
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlap. Accessed 18 Nov. 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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