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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Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Mecklenburg County paid almost $11,000 to send a county commissioner and staff member to Germany for an economic development trip that overlapped with a Carolina Panthers game in Munich.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
Is there overlap between preparing for a role and writing your music?
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 28 Jan. 2025
My reporting, including more than a dozen interviews with sociologists, conservative influencers, and mainstream environmentalists, identified two loose and partly overlapping strains.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 28 Jan. 2025
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 6 Feb. 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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