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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
Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
In the 1800s, for example, the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel used the term Zeitgeist—the spirit of times—to refer to such ubiquitous and overlapping influences that operate across both macro and micro levels.
—Maria Balaska, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Her various knee injuries cost her a year, and Bueckers made it up on the back end, overlapping with Strong and a healthy Fudd to win the Huskies’ 12th championship, first in eight years, in April 2025.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Beyond this, Head Trip will feature all performances on the same stage, with no overlapping sets.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
Photogrammetry uses overlapping photographs to construct three-dimensional digital models, adding spatial context to the flat RTI scans so users can explore the passageway’s surfaces in detail.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
People seeking support often present with overlapping challenges such as anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma histories, chronic stress or relationship difficulties.
—Gwilym Roddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The exhibition grew out of a few overlapping conversations.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Largely funded by Proposition 1, the project aims to address overlapping homelessness and mental health crises by integrating all care levels on campus.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Chitons are distant relatives of snails, clams, and octopuses, distinguished by overlapping shell plates running down their backs.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Its dealers also have non-overlapping territories, which reduces competition, according to the complaints.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
In the 1800s, for example, the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel used the term Zeitgeist—the spirit of times—to refer to such ubiquitous and overlapping influences that operate across both macro and micro levels.
—Maria Balaska, Time, 20 Dec. 2025
Verb
Remove from heat and return cabbage to skillet, overlapping wedges if necessary.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Her various knee injuries cost her a year, and Bueckers made it up on the back end, overlapping with Strong and a healthy Fudd to win the Huskies’ 12th championship, first in eight years, in April 2025.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Beyond this, Head Trip will feature all performances on the same stage, with no overlapping sets.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026
Photogrammetry uses overlapping photographs to construct three-dimensional digital models, adding spatial context to the flat RTI scans so users can explore the passageway’s surfaces in detail.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
People seeking support often present with overlapping challenges such as anxiety, OCD, depression, trauma histories, chronic stress or relationship difficulties.
—Gwilym Roddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
The exhibition grew out of a few overlapping conversations.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Largely funded by Proposition 1, the project aims to address overlapping homelessness and mental health crises by integrating all care levels on campus.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Chitons are distant relatives of snails, clams, and octopuses, distinguished by overlapping shell plates running down their backs.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlapping
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From orbit, the intersecting ridges resemble a massive spiderweb sprawled across the Martian surface.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Among the first studio films shot on digital video, the film uses an innovative real-time split-screen technique, with multiple cameras capturing intersecting action and storylines on a stretch of Sunset Boulevard near the beloved Book Soup (which is still there).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 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
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But clever techniques can work around this limitation, including adaptive optics, which rapidly reshapes a mirror in the telescope to counter the motion of overlying air.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But the use of chatbots — the same underlying technology that billions use for mundane tasks like writing emails — is now being used on the battlefield.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Companies like Strategy further amplify these dynamics by layering leverage on top of already volatile underlying assets.—
Mariana Trujillo,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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Sand Harbor State Park A hair under an hour from Reno, Lake Tahoe’s most photogenic shoreline features clear, turquoise water lapping against smooth granite boulders and an expansive, sandy beach seemingly flown in from Turks & Caicos.—
Ted Alvarez,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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Flames were lapping from the home when firefighters arrived, a spokesperson said on social media.—
Kendrick Calfee
February 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 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
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As music played in the background, overlaying captions appeared on screen beside Bader, 30, who underwent bariatric surgery in December 2023.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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Trying to tap the ice sheet, which covers 80 percent of Greenland, for minerals is unappealing, given that all the necessary supplies would need to be brought inland by helicopter and there are kilometers of ice overlaying parts of the rock.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 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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This one being of post-war emancipation, when the convergent forces of wanting to achieve a sun tan and wanting to show some skin became newly acceptable among socially progressive young people.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Overlapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlapping. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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