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
The single artwork features an image of Duff overlapped three times, with the title written in pink.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Fort Worth school board trustee Tobi Jackson, whose district overlapped with Bivens’, also put out a call for prayer while commending Bivens on her years of service to the city.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
Hensley was surprised to learn that Welton’s consulting gig overlapped with his time living in a rental property owned by Olson’s company.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
The areas that see the most violations overlapped with some of Milwaukee's poorest ZIP codes.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2010 when Democrats controlled the Indiana House, the party held nine of the 11 districts that touched the state’s border, including two that overlapped with Perry County.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
On one occasion, Robinson even overlapped Weah in the final third.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Born 3½ years apart, the brothers overlapped one season as high school teammates near their home in New Castle, New Hampshire.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Though their careers never overlapped heavily, Iverson has spoken of LeBron’s capacity to combine scoring, playmaking, and defense in ways few predecessors did.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Fort Worth school board trustee Tobi Jackson, whose district overlapped with Bivens’, also put out a call for prayer while commending Bivens on her years of service to the city.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2025
Hensley was surprised to learn that Welton’s consulting gig overlapped with his time living in a rental property owned by Olson’s company.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
The areas that see the most violations overlapped with some of Milwaukee's poorest ZIP codes.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
In 2010 when Democrats controlled the Indiana House, the party held nine of the 11 districts that touched the state’s border, including two that overlapped with Perry County.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025
On one occasion, Robinson even overlapped Weah in the final third.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Born 3½ years apart, the brothers overlapped one season as high school teammates near their home in New Castle, New Hampshire.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Though their careers never overlapped heavily, Iverson has spoken of LeBron’s capacity to combine scoring, playmaking, and defense in ways few predecessors did.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlapped
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Small, viscous waves lapped against the shore, the swell leaving behind a brown shelf of decaying organic matter.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Channels in France and around the world lapped up his final moments of freedom, with coverage capturing him leaving his swanky Paris home to make the journey to prison.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Calm team worked with the film’s sound designer, Lee Salevan, and composer Bryce Dessner, utilizing the film’s sound stems and score cues overlaid with sections of dialogue from Bentley and Greg Kwedar’s script.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
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The photos show her in the ballet studio and are overlaid with text describing how her body has changed since giving birth.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Overlapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlapped. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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