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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Huizenga and Duffy have a prior relationship from overlapping time in Congress and serving together on the Financial Services Committee.
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Marisa Schultz, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2025
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—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
Newark has had a month of delays and cancellations because of a number of overlapping issues.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Walkable neighborhoods, lifelong learning A 2025 study identified stress as one of 17 overlapping factors that affect the odds of developing any brain disease, including stroke, late-life depression and dementia.
—Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
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Marisa Schultz, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2025
Instead of just going blank, After Dark screensavers showed animations: flying toasters, or falling rain, or overlapping curved lines in neon gradients.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 30 May 2025
Newark has had a month of delays and cancellations because of a number of overlapping issues.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Walkable neighborhoods, lifelong learning A 2025 study identified stress as one of 17 overlapping factors that affect the odds of developing any brain disease, including stroke, late-life depression and dementia.
—Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, The Conversation, 28 May 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 10 Jun. 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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