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as in overlying
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 overlapping
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
In the past couple years, AI has permeated the music industry in several overlapping but distinct ways.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
That approach breaks down as complexity increases, and women’s financial lives often involve more overlapping roles and decision-makers.
—Dan Cavanaugh, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Its dealers also have non-overlapping territories, which reduces competition, according to the complaints.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Their shows are driven by a physicality both intricately choreographed and fizzily chaotic, tightness and looseness alternating — even somehow overlapping — in a rolling series of lazzi and dances, fistfights and slapstick routines.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026
Most organizations operate across hybrid and multicloud environments with overlapping systems and only partial integration, making unified operations difficult to achieve.
—Scott Fulton, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Instead, the order advocates for multiple, overlapping layers of protection, including hardware and computer infrastructure tracking, rigorous testing before deployment, and real-time monitoring.
—Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
Directed by Claire Scanlon and written by Sarah Rothschild, the film is also produced by Elizabeth Cantillon and is one in a series of splashy projects hitting Prime Video in 2026, specifically in the summer and overlapping in the romance and book adaptation spheres.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 June 2026
In some cases, Abouzaid says, the legions of overlapping LLMs racked up almost $1,000 in query charges—just to get the wrong answer.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Iron deficiency and anxiety have overlapping symptoms.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
Becerra previously served as Attorney General from 2017 to 2021, overlapping with Newsom, who first took office in 2019.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Adjective
There were four short docs released under the SNL50 banner, plus Questlove’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music and Brent Hodge’s Downey Wrote That, all on Peacock and boasting myriad overlapping talking heads, filming locations and generally celebratory approaches to the beloved sketch show.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
In the past couple years, AI has permeated the music industry in several overlapping but distinct ways.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
That approach breaks down as complexity increases, and women’s financial lives often involve more overlapping roles and decision-makers.
—Dan Cavanaugh, Forbes.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Its dealers also have non-overlapping territories, which reduces competition, according to the complaints.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Audiences now live inside thousands of overlapping microcultures competing for attention simultaneously.
—Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
Their shows are driven by a physicality both intricately choreographed and fizzily chaotic, tightness and looseness alternating — even somehow overlapping — in a rolling series of lazzi and dances, fistfights and slapstick routines.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 June 2026
Most organizations operate across hybrid and multicloud environments with overlapping systems and only partial integration, making unified operations difficult to achieve.
—Scott Fulton, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Instead, the order advocates for multiple, overlapping layers of protection, including hardware and computer infrastructure tracking, rigorous testing before deployment, and real-time monitoring.
—Anjana Susarla, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
Directed by Claire Scanlon and written by Sarah Rothschild, the film is also produced by Elizabeth Cantillon and is one in a series of splashy projects hitting Prime Video in 2026, specifically in the summer and overlapping in the romance and book adaptation spheres.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 June 2026
In some cases, Abouzaid says, the legions of overlapping LLMs racked up almost $1,000 in query charges—just to get the wrong answer.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Iron deficiency and anxiety have overlapping symptoms.
—Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 10 June 2026
Becerra previously served as Attorney General from 2017 to 2021, overlapping with Newsom, who first took office in 2019.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlapping
Adjective
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Its intersecting wings provide natural light to every room, a legal requirement that can be difficult to meet in modern commercial buildings.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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In 2001 the city announced the O’Hare Modernization Program, a multibillion-dollar effort to reconfigure intersecting runways into a more efficient parallel layout and increase airfield capacity.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 June 2026
Verb
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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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However, those sea surface temperatures will be far warmer than the overlying air temperatures.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Many earlier studies linking weight cycling to cardiovascular and metabolic risk failed to adequately control for confounding factors including age, underlying health status and the cumulative burden of obesity over time.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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Women in their 30s and 40s experiencing persistent fatigue, mood changes, sleep disruption, irritability, anxiety or digestive issues may want to ask specifically whether perimenopause could be the underlying cause before accepting a diagnosis of anxiety, depression or a thyroid condition.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
Verb
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In Houston, some drivers were up to their trailer hitches in lapping waters, while photos from Waco, Texas, showed roadways washed away by the storms.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm Campground This trail almost entirely follows the coast for 7 miles, with a soundtrack of lapping waves, trilling loons, and the occasional outboard motor.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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Again, the superposed vector can be decomposed into its constituents.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2023
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Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world.—
Gabriel Popkin,
Science | AAAS,
3 June 2021
Verb
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For that, organizers turn to the same technology used when Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya broke the two-hour-marathon barrier in 2019, overlaying data onto potential routes to find the optimal one.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fears was one of the most vocal supporters of a $55 million general obligation bond approved by Independence voters last year, earmarked for rebuilding and overlaying streets around Independence.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sports rights, original coverage and recognized on-air talent remain central to the platform’s positioning, particularly within Movistar’s broader convergent offer.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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On curved surfaces, parallel trajectories intersect—liberation movements that appear separate on maps organized around Euroamerican centers were always convergent in Afro-Asian circuits.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Overlapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlapping. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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