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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
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
The different, but at times overlapping, vulnerabilities of these groups are created by choices made in our political and criminal justice processes, and by cultural attitudes and prejudices more generally, such as homophobia and misogyny.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
The long passing move which started from a short goal kick by Yassine Bounou ended in an overlapping Hakimi finding Bilal El Khannouss’ run into the penalty area.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 5 June 2026
That’s the deal with the overlapping Underground Music Showcase and upstart Blucifer’s First Rodeo.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Back in the late 2000s and early 2010s, the group developed a reputation as a hard-partying bar band working in the overlapping worlds of the indie-folk, folk-rock, and garage-rock scenes that were all flourishing at the time.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
Mueller was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2022 and has encountered a near-constant, overlapping pressure to respond to emergency events while working on long-term infrastructure projects.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Inside Toronto’s historic Danforth Music Hall, on a stage littered with ornate rugs and illuminated by dozens of overlapping fuchsia, tangerine, and lavender lights, a vampire is singing a diss track.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
The program has also relied more heavily on rotating guest cohosts in recent months due to overlapping schedules and personal time off among panelists.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 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
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
The different, but at times overlapping, vulnerabilities of these groups are created by choices made in our political and criminal justice processes, and by cultural attitudes and prejudices more generally, such as homophobia and misogyny.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
The long passing move which started from a short goal kick by Yassine Bounou ended in an overlapping Hakimi finding Bilal El Khannouss’ run into the penalty area.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 5 June 2026
That’s the deal with the overlapping Underground Music Showcase and upstart Blucifer’s First Rodeo.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Back in the late 2000s and early 2010s, the group developed a reputation as a hard-partying bar band working in the overlapping worlds of the indie-folk, folk-rock, and garage-rock scenes that were all flourishing at the time.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026
Mueller was elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2022 and has encountered a near-constant, overlapping pressure to respond to emergency events while working on long-term infrastructure projects.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Inside Toronto’s historic Danforth Music Hall, on a stage littered with ornate rugs and illuminated by dozens of overlapping fuchsia, tangerine, and lavender lights, a vampire is singing a diss track.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
The program has also relied more heavily on rotating guest cohosts in recent months due to overlapping schedules and personal time off among panelists.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlapping
Adjective
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From upgrading security systems at their homes, relying on staff members to walk them to their cars and altering their habits while out in public, these women have had to adapt to face the intersecting vulnerabilities of being a woman and serving in public office.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Roberts completed her skirt and top ensemble with a metallic pair of mary jane ballet flats made unique with an intersecting double strap design — a hallmark of Longchamp’s Le Foulonné Ballerina style.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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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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Most crypto tokens have an indirect relationship with the underlying platform activity, but hyperliquid is different.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
6 June 2026
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The underlying legislation, also introduced by Meeks, who is the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, passed in a 226 to 195 vote.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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The windows in the treatment rooms offer floor-to-ceiling views of the lake and the soundtrack of water lapping up against old stone columns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The company’s massive collections of individual data and market-lapping algorithms means the company didn’t need to program to tastes, never mind build an audience.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 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 11 Jun. 2026.
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