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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Even if the Bears make it that far, the NFL season will not overlap with her competition, and so Kevin Warren on Tuesday was planning to be in Milan to cheer her on.
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
And through it all, multiple overlapping systems of oppression not only remain but seem to entrench themselves deeper each year.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Try This Instead Don’t overlap dishes, and be sure to leave enough room between items that the machine can do its work.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
The symptoms that social media users are describing might overlap with seasonal affective disorder, depersonalization or the long-term effects of past trauma, Fisher said.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
And through it all, multiple overlapping systems of oppression not only remain but seem to entrench themselves deeper each year.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Try This Instead Don’t overlap dishes, and be sure to leave enough room between items that the machine can do its work.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
The symptoms that social media users are describing might overlap with seasonal affective disorder, depersonalization or the long-term effects of past trauma, Fisher said.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 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 11 Jan. 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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