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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Start with their films, of course, where overlapping themes abound.
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
The Emergency Room of the hospital overlaps with this deepest flooding area, but it is also raised slightly.
—Carol Thompson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Adding South Korea to these coalitions will streamline overlapping partnership-building efforts and boost Tokyo’s and Seoul’s ability to pool resources and collectively build enough military, economic, and technological scale to compete with China and its allies.
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The grand narrative follows the boys and their overlapping romances and journeys of self discovery and self destruction.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
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Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
The Emergency Room of the hospital overlaps with this deepest flooding area, but it is also raised slightly.
—Carol Thompson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Adding South Korea to these coalitions will streamline overlapping partnership-building efforts and boost Tokyo’s and Seoul’s ability to pool resources and collectively build enough military, economic, and technological scale to compete with China and its allies.
—Ayumi Teraoka, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2025
The grand narrative follows the boys and their overlapping romances and journeys of self discovery and self destruction.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 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 26 Dec. 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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