as in lapped
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 overlapped
At Sacramento State, Smith overlapped with John Fraser, who would later supervise Smith’s direction of the railroad museum.
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Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
In Milwaukee, Sweeney’s tenure as an assistant coach overlapped for three seasons with John Hammond’s tenure as general manager.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The athlete’s long-term relationship with New Balance has also overlapped into a collaboration with Miu Miu, which earned the Footwear News Achievement Award for Collaboration of the Year in 2025.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Defne knew her peripherally, because their areas overlapped.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Akers’ and Tanner’s spaceflight careers overlapped by five years and included four missions each.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
The testimony of Shivon Zilis — senior Musk adviser, former OpenAI board member and mother of four of his children — showed how thoroughly personal and professional relationships overlapped inside early OpenAI.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Just ask Pittsburgh, whose first-round loss to Philadelphia could spell the end of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang’s 20-year run together, the longest three teammates have overlapped in North American sports history.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Like her gown, the wire was golden and overlapped each other in loops pinned all over the front of her head.
—Essence, 5 May 2026
Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2026
In Milwaukee, Sweeney’s tenure as an assistant coach overlapped for three seasons with John Hammond’s tenure as general manager.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The athlete’s long-term relationship with New Balance has also overlapped into a collaboration with Miu Miu, which earned the Footwear News Achievement Award for Collaboration of the Year in 2025.
—Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Defne knew her peripherally, because their areas overlapped.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Akers’ and Tanner’s spaceflight careers overlapped by five years and included four missions each.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
The testimony of Shivon Zilis — senior Musk adviser, former OpenAI board member and mother of four of his children — showed how thoroughly personal and professional relationships overlapped inside early OpenAI.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Just ask Pittsburgh, whose first-round loss to Philadelphia could spell the end of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang’s 20-year run together, the longest three teammates have overlapped in North American sports history.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Like her gown, the wire was golden and overlapped each other in loops pinned all over the front of her head.
—Essence, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlapped
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Nassau, the capital city of the Bahamas, is an ideal home base for exploring the United States’ closest Caribbean neighbor, thanks to its dreamy beaches lapped by impossibly blue water and resorts ranging from humble to haute.—
Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Menšík lapped up the ambience even when his aces were met with silence.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Every braking point, apex and throttle input from his previous best was overlaid on his track view.—
Brendan Keegan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The tattoos are outlined in black, as seen on their Instagram Stories, and are also displayed in their black-and-white Instagram carousel overlaid with the colorless filter.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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“Overlapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlapped. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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