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
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Without regulation that mirrors modern scientific concern, Wicker recommends that brands adopt multiple layers of protection via multiple, overlapping certifications that span raw fiber to finished product.
—Sophie Benson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
There were clusters of nests found close together or overlapping, and crescents of nests arranged in a curved line, like a crescent moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The agreement commits both nations to withdraw heavy weapons from border areas, clear unexploded ordinance, manage overlapping territorial zones, among other commitments to peaceful co-existence.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The Athletic recently outlined a novel approach that sides are trialling against Barcelona, in which No 9s are purposefully left offside to be played on by overlapping team-mates later in the move.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Preservation experts note that the White House grounds are governed by multiple overlapping statutes, though the Executive Residence has historically been treated as exempt from some federal planning reviews.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Most of the time, these overlapping commitments are networking chats with colleagues.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
While many of these cards offer similar and overlapping benefits, some are better than others.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Everyone — including Grande and Erivo — jumps and looks around as overlapping voices ask what’s going on.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Without regulation that mirrors modern scientific concern, Wicker recommends that brands adopt multiple layers of protection via multiple, overlapping certifications that span raw fiber to finished product.
—Sophie Benson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
There were clusters of nests found close together or overlapping, and crescents of nests arranged in a curved line, like a crescent moon.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
The agreement commits both nations to withdraw heavy weapons from border areas, clear unexploded ordinance, manage overlapping territorial zones, among other commitments to peaceful co-existence.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
The Athletic recently outlined a novel approach that sides are trialling against Barcelona, in which No 9s are purposefully left offside to be played on by overlapping team-mates later in the move.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Preservation experts note that the White House grounds are governed by multiple overlapping statutes, though the Executive Residence has historically been treated as exempt from some federal planning reviews.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Most of the time, these overlapping commitments are networking chats with colleagues.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
While many of these cards offer similar and overlapping benefits, some are better than others.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlapping
Verb
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Earth’s substantial atmosphere and geomagnetic field block most (but not all) of this bombardment, and the sunless interiors of worlds without these properties still get protection from overlying material.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this week, pink-and-green sleeping sets with artwork of intersecting scissors started showing up on a small handful of online retailers.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
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Regretting You essentially splits itself into two occasionally intersecting plots, that of Morgan and Jonah’s healing and of Clara’s nascent romance.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The sight of hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings toddling their way down to the lapping ocean waves is the surest way to take your breath away.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rice was lapping the entire league.—
Sam McDowell
October 17,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But Saunders noted that Amazon is not immune to outside factors, as global markets tighten and underlying costs climb.—
Michelle Chapman,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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These symptoms, known as urinary urgency and frequency, have many causes, including infections and underlying health conditions.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Podlesí is notorious for its boring atmosphere, overlaying everything like a thick blanket.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Last year at Connect, Meta unveiled its Orion glasses, which are a prototype capable of overlaying complex 3D visuals onto the physical world.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
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This region is shaped by the subduction of multiple tectonic plates at convergent boundaries.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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While social traits appear to be convergent among different species here on Earth, there’s also no reason to think that something similar would not happen elsewhere in our great cosmic beyond, Bryson argues in her Reykjavik talk.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Overlapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlapping. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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