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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If their season overlaps with your visit, attending a match will give you a glimpse into the city’s year-round soccer community.
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Taylor Haught, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
That range spans about 370 parts-per-billion between the various estimates, with some overlapping with Fermilab’s experimental data and others, particularly from the older R-ratio methods, disagreeing with Fermilab’s data at greater than the 5-sigma threshold.
—Big Think, 19 Mar. 2026
The remaining organizations fall into overlapping ideological categories.
—Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The three-time Grammy winner has built a global following that extends far beyond music and already overlaps with luxury, fashion, and lifestyle brands.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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Taylor Haught, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026
That range spans about 370 parts-per-billion between the various estimates, with some overlapping with Fermilab’s experimental data and others, particularly from the older R-ratio methods, disagreeing with Fermilab’s data at greater than the 5-sigma threshold.
—Big Think, 19 Mar. 2026
The remaining organizations fall into overlapping ideological categories.
—Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The three-time Grammy winner has built a global following that extends far beyond music and already overlaps with luxury, fashion, and lifestyle brands.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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 22 Mar. 2026.
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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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