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.
Recent Examples on the Web
While Biden’s press conference was dominated by questions about his age, his foreign policy, or his ability to continue his campaign, some of the questions aimed at the president overlapped.
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
This overlaps with a sense of isolation that is itself often linked to the effects of the internet.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Experts say that while their ranges overlap, there has rarely been any interbreeding between the two populations of dolphins, based on at-sea observations and genetics, and that’s the most convincing evidence that the long-beaked dolphin should have its own species designation.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 11 July 2024
Policy solutions to Oregon’s overlapping homelessness and drug addiction crises require rigorous debate.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2024
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Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
This overlaps with a sense of isolation that is itself often linked to the effects of the internet.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
Experts say that while their ranges overlap, there has rarely been any interbreeding between the two populations of dolphins, based on at-sea observations and genetics, and that’s the most convincing evidence that the long-beaked dolphin should have its own species designation.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 11 July 2024
Policy solutions to Oregon’s overlapping homelessness and drug addiction crises require rigorous debate.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 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 27 Jul. 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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