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
Weeks, a former infielder, is held in the highest regard by Minasian, who was the Brewers’ pro scouting director and overlapped with him there.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
For Stolte, his Firehouse 51 family and his real-life family have overlapped.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Their careers overlapped in San Francisco in the early 2000s, when Newsom was mayor and Harris was district attorney.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Emirati youth delegations visited Israel; Israeli and Emirati scholars co-presented their work at conferences all over Abu Dhabi; and festive meals were served following the Jewish and Islamic dietary laws when Passover and Ramadan overlapped.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
On New Year’s Day, two former Fort Bragg soldiers whose tours in Afghanistan had overlapped committed separate but nearly simultaneous acts of domestic terrorism.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Although Kirk veered into extreme positions that sometimes overlapped with such groups (Kirk aligned with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers on election denialism and flirted with rhetoric on race that echoed Patriot Front), far-right militias have been firmly relegated to the political fringes.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Gaudí’s secular and sacred impulses overlapped.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Their time on the long-running series overlapped for years.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
For Stolte, his Firehouse 51 family and his real-life family have overlapped.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Their careers overlapped in San Francisco in the early 2000s, when Newsom was mayor and Harris was district attorney.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Emirati youth delegations visited Israel; Israeli and Emirati scholars co-presented their work at conferences all over Abu Dhabi; and festive meals were served following the Jewish and Islamic dietary laws when Passover and Ramadan overlapped.
—Monica Marks, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
On New Year’s Day, two former Fort Bragg soldiers whose tours in Afghanistan had overlapped committed separate but nearly simultaneous acts of domestic terrorism.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Although Kirk veered into extreme positions that sometimes overlapped with such groups (Kirk aligned with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers on election denialism and flirted with rhetoric on race that echoed Patriot Front), far-right militias have been firmly relegated to the political fringes.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Gaudí’s secular and sacred impulses overlapped.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Their time on the long-running series overlapped for years.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlapped
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But all were gleefully lapped up by tried-and-true slasher fans and a new wave of bloodthirsty teenage audiences.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
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Investors lapped it up, sending the stock soaring.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Typically, these formations have porous rock layers overlaid by impermeable rock that blocks upward movement.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Polka dots were turned pop, scaled down or up in their size, rendered in white, red or black, or overlaid on summery, Italian Riviera-nodding stripes.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Overlapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlapped. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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