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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What to Know The NWS flash flood warnings for San Bernardino County will last through Friday afternoon, with meteorologists issuing several overlapping advisories as storms moved through the region.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The overlapping steel wall sheets are waterproof and have slatted vertical lines that make for another sleek touch.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 17 July 2025
At certain moments, though, the circularity is not driven by historical pattern or individual psychology, but by something stranger—a collective or chorus of interrupting, overlapping voices.
—Katie Kitamura, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The schedule partly overlaps with the reserve’s busiest season and a time when the Coastal Commission tends to prohibit development to maximize parking and open space for public use.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The overlapping steel wall sheets are waterproof and have slatted vertical lines that make for another sleek touch.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 17 July 2025
At certain moments, though, the circularity is not driven by historical pattern or individual psychology, but by something stranger—a collective or chorus of interrupting, overlapping voices.
—Katie Kitamura, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
The schedule partly overlaps with the reserve’s busiest season and a time when the Coastal Commission tends to prohibit development to maximize parking and open space for public use.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 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 26 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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