as in overlies
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 overlaps
That is slightly earlier than — but partially overlaps with — this year’s Crested Butte Wildflower Festival, running July 10-19.
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Recognizing that student cell phone use overlaps with multiple areas (including instruction, student well-being, safety and communication), the district sought to better understand how these priorities are perceived across the educational partner groups, according to a staff report.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Chagyrskaya 64 has a second cavity, which overlaps a groove in the side of the tooth that looks like trademark evidence of picking.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Reach out to people who engaged with your content, new followers who match your ideal client profile, and second-degree connections whose work overlaps with yours.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
That identity overlaps this week with something even more personal.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Medical identity theft often overlaps with other types of fraud.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Lunar New Year overlaps with the midwinter recess in February, and an extended spring recess in April will give schools the days off for Passover.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Milwaukee County emergency management director Paul Riegel said sirens are only activated when the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning – meaning a tornado, or a storm capable of producing one, overlaps any area of the county.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
Recognizing that student cell phone use overlaps with multiple areas (including instruction, student well-being, safety and communication), the district sought to better understand how these priorities are perceived across the educational partner groups, according to a staff report.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Chagyrskaya 64 has a second cavity, which overlaps a groove in the side of the tooth that looks like trademark evidence of picking.
—ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Reach out to people who engaged with your content, new followers who match your ideal client profile, and second-degree connections whose work overlaps with yours.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
That identity overlaps this week with something even more personal.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Medical identity theft often overlaps with other types of fraud.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Lunar New Year overlaps with the midwinter recess in February, and an extended spring recess in April will give schools the days off for Passover.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Milwaukee County emergency management director Paul Riegel said sirens are only activated when the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning – meaning a tornado, or a storm capable of producing one, overlaps any area of the county.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlaps
laps
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The service already laps all its competitors in TV viewing time.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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But three laps before the end, a conrod failure destroyed his engine.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overlaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlaps. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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