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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An overlapping full-back who can whip over a hell of a cross.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Still, Molina’s tenure overlaps with the council’s deadline to make transportation board appointments.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
This pattern, called assortative mating, means that when parents with overlapping genetic risks have children, those risks can combine and accumulate.
—Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Some of the commandments overlap with criminal law, such as prohibitions on murder and theft, but others do not.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Still, Molina’s tenure overlaps with the council’s deadline to make transportation board appointments.
—Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
This pattern, called assortative mating, means that when parents with overlapping genetic risks have children, those risks can combine and accumulate.
—Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Some of the commandments overlap with criminal law, such as prohibitions on murder and theft, but others do not.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 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 8 Oct. 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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