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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Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
The Mets’ cold streak has overlapped with an extreme heat wave in New York.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
The significant branch overlap between TowneBank and Old Point Financial is expected to result in 45% cost savings in its non-interest expense base.
—Sasirekha Subramanian, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
These forms confusingly overlap, with no clear boundaries between their styles and their instrumentation.
—Danielle Han, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 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 1 Jul. 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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