as in overlying
to lie over parts of one another
the brochures on the display table should overlap but not so much that the titles are obscured
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as in intersecting
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Verb
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Where Robertson is getting involved has also changed, with more possession in the half-space channels due to Slot’s preference for his full-backs to make under-lapping runs rather than staying out on the touchline.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025 -
Where Robertson is getting involved has also changed, with more possession in the half-space channels due to Slot’s preference for his full-backs to make under-lapping runs rather than staying out on the touchline.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His fastball run value ranks in the 90th percentile, and his underlying numbers align closely with his actual results.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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The underlying rationale behind the shift is the argument that centralized federal systems create moral hazards, stifle local innovation, and make states overly reliant on Washington.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Again, the superposed vector can be decomposed into its constituents.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2023
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Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world.—
Gabriel Popkin,
Science | AAAS,
3 June 2021
Adjective
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The convergent lady beetle, for whom aphids are its main food source, eats up to 50 a day.2 There are environmental and ethical considerations, too.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 July 2025
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What remain enduringly relevant are the book’s insights into the nature of design innovation, which Jencks described as analogous to biological evolution, a constant flow of emergent, divergent, and convergent streams.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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“Overlapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlapping. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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