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
His time at City overlapped with that of the west London club’s co-director of recruitment and talent, Joe Shields, who worked for the Etihad Stadium side from 2013 to 2022.
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Other cast members Fey overlapped with during her time included Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon, Tracy Morgan, Chris Parnell, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Bill Hader.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
As C-suite staff go, chief technology officers and chief human resources officers haven’t always overlapped much.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Some specific malware and IP addresses, including the one from Vladivostok, overlapped with infrastructure previously used by North Korean actors.
—Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Hager’s account was corroborated by an ARC client who overlapped with him.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The Trumps and Epstein overlapped in New York social circles and have been pictured together.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
By then, the photographers Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan were teaching at the school, along with Hazel Larsen Archer, who had overlapped with Rauschenberg in 1949 and captured his love of movement and of grace in a photograph of her own.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
John and Carolyn’s early relationship overlapped with the former first lady’s cancer diagnosis and final years.
—Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Cerys Jones, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Other cast members Fey overlapped with during her time included Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon, Tracy Morgan, Chris Parnell, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Bill Hader.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
As C-suite staff go, chief technology officers and chief human resources officers haven’t always overlapped much.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Some specific malware and IP addresses, including the one from Vladivostok, overlapped with infrastructure previously used by North Korean actors.
—Jessica Klein, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
Hager’s account was corroborated by an ARC client who overlapped with him.
—Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026
The Trumps and Epstein overlapped in New York social circles and have been pictured together.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
By then, the photographers Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan were teaching at the school, along with Hazel Larsen Archer, who had overlapped with Rauschenberg in 1949 and captured his love of movement and of grace in a photograph of her own.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026
John and Carolyn’s early relationship overlapped with the former first lady’s cancer diagnosis and final years.
—Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlapped
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The river lapped through sand behind me.—
Matt Crossman,
Midwest Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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Gilliland qualified 35th and was lapped early, but steadily progressed into the top 15.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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To do this, Schlatter overlaid the crowding composites tracked by Citi.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Dodd-Frank, for example, kept much of the financial system intact and simply overlaid an additional technocratic layer of long, complicated regulations on top of a problematic market and regulatory structure.—
Ganesh Sitaraman,
Time,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Overlapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlapped. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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