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
Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Goodall and DiCaprio’s respective foundations also have overlapping goals and have worked together.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Yet, there are common overlapping themes among Europe’s populists that are also present in Trump’s playbook.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
He was appointed the political commissar of the PLA Navy in 2014, overlapping with the time Dong served as the deputy chief of staff of the Navy.
—Steven Jiang, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Cressey developed a formula for liquid clay and experimented with overlapping glazes and new textures.
—Scarlet Cheng, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Goodall and DiCaprio’s respective foundations also have overlapping goals and have worked together.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Yet, there are common overlapping themes among Europe’s populists that are also present in Trump’s playbook.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
He was appointed the political commissar of the PLA Navy in 2014, overlapping with the time Dong served as the deputy chief of staff of the Navy.
—Steven Jiang, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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That’s relevant for digging through the Earth because when a hole is dug or drilled, the walls along the sides of the hole are under tremendous pressure from the overlying rock and also unstable because there’s empty space next to them.Andrew Gase, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2024
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When the stone near the surface can no longer support the weight of overlying soil or a roadbed, the ground collapses and a sinkhole appears.Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
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Waves lap its head, which rests in the water, as its two front feet remain turned toward the sky.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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People lapped it up, and even the jury was taken in.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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Amazon uses post-event analytics to overlay incidents with venue maps, refining strategies for the following year.Tony Bradley, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The final campaign shots are overlaid with the ultimate reason why they were chosen by their friends to be in this campaign alongside Beer.Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlap. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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