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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
Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
After a fracture, the body moves through overlapping stages of repair that include inflammation, formation of new tissue and, later, remodeling of the repaired area.
—Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
While some routes may include overlapping stops, no traveler will receive the same itinerary as someone else on the road at the same time.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The results reveal that oxygen transfer is not a single continuous process but a succession of overlapping physical and chemical events.
—Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Ours is a world of overlapping animal societies, of which humans are just one part.
—The Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Council members sometimes attempt two or three overlapping motions or trip over each other as multiple people speak at once.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
This weekend is a dramatic whirlwind of overlapping celebrations.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 18 June 2026
Neutral atom quantum computing is based on our ability to use lasers to cool individual atoms and trap them in a grid of overlapping light beams, with the qubit being stored in the spin of the nucleus.
—ArsTechnica, 17 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
But Ellis warned Bolivia remains trapped in multiple overlapping crises.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
After a fracture, the body moves through overlapping stages of repair that include inflammation, formation of new tissue and, later, remodeling of the repaired area.
—Priya Bhardwaj, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
While some routes may include overlapping stops, no traveler will receive the same itinerary as someone else on the road at the same time.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
The results reveal that oxygen transfer is not a single continuous process but a succession of overlapping physical and chemical events.
—Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
Ours is a world of overlapping animal societies, of which humans are just one part.
—The Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
Council members sometimes attempt two or three overlapping motions or trip over each other as multiple people speak at once.
—Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
This weekend is a dramatic whirlwind of overlapping celebrations.
—Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 18 June 2026
Neutral atom quantum computing is based on our ability to use lasers to cool individual atoms and trap them in a grid of overlapping light beams, with the qubit being stored in the spin of the nucleus.
—ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlapping
Adjective
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The crew coordinated with air traffic control and performed a go-around, which involves aborting a landing attempt and climbing away from the runway, to avoid an American Airlines plane that was departing from an intersecting runway, The Guardian reported.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Neither American Airlines nor the FAA confirmed the details of the other flight involved, but data from FlightRadar24 shows AA3161 taking off from an intersecting runway at the same time DL2351 was preparing to land.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
Verb
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Any longer may damage your overlying skin and even give you frostbite.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The local agricultural cooperative now struggles given the absence of irrigated agriculture in that area overlying the Ogallala.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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The other view is that the underlying expenses were paid in fiat, so any award should be paid in pounds.—
Susie Violet Ward,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Although our modern fights are different, many of the same underlying issues remain — entrenched biases, efforts to limit women’s roles and rights, attacks on women’s autonomy, and attempts to raise doubts on women’s abilities, especially those of Black women.—
Jocelyn Frye,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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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
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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 24 Jun. 2026.
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