as in lapping
a partial covering of one thing by an adjoining member
the orthodontist will try to fix that overlap of two of your upper incisors
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as in to overlie
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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Recent Examples of overlap
Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Frontline roles and operational employees will stay in their current positions, although there may be overlap at the corporate level.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
For classic Jersey nostalgia right on the water, Dockside Diner remains one of the island's great easygoing staples, where all kinds of vacationers overlap over coffee refills and oversized classics before another day on the surf.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
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Noun
The overlap between symptoms is part of why perimenopause is so often missed.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Frontline roles and operational employees will stay in their current positions, although there may be overlap at the corporate level.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Verb
How to Handle It Symptoms tend to overlap and shift over time, which is part of why perimenopause is so easily misread.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
For classic Jersey nostalgia right on the water, Dockside Diner remains one of the island's great easygoing staples, where all kinds of vacationers overlap over coffee refills and oversized classics before another day on the surf.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlap
Noun
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The Wave percale sheets are guaranteed to lull you to sleep, like you’re being rocked by the gentle lapping of the ocean.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2026
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From my perch on a sun lounger, Friendship Bay stretches out below me – the curve of the powdery sand beach, the impossible blue of the sea and the calming lapping of the waves against the shore.—
Rebekah Evans,
TheWeek,
5 Feb. 2026
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Soundings reached down more than 35 meters, roughly 1.75 times deeper than measurements taken on the crater floor or the overlying Delta units.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
20 Mar. 2026
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The results are somewhat ambiguous as to how much ice may lurk unseen beneath layers of overlying ice-sparse material.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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The company’s massive collections of individual data and market-lapping algorithms means the company didn’t need to program to tastes, never mind build an audience.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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The rising water lapped at the wheels of the plane.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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And Maid of Honour has a photo of Drake’s mother overlaid with a photo of Drake smiling with his son, Adonis.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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According to Puma, the new style features black contours that overlay the bright orange upper, with yellow and turquoise hits across the silhouette.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlap. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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