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
The second segment of a shrimp's shell overlaps the first and third shell segments.
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Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Since emotional pain overlaps with physical pain in the brain, Yovell said some treatment options overlap, too.
—Kyra Dahring, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
If subfreezing air overlaps with incoming Pacific moisture, Central Texas could face another round of winter weather.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Outgoing Brooklyn and Queens Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, a veteran of the city’s progressive movement whose constituency overlaps with the 34th Assembly District, also endorsed Romero’s campaign this week.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
In 2019, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office filed a criminal case against the company, alleging Medicaid fraud between October 2016 and February 2019, a period that overlaps with the time Osman was listed as the company’s agent.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Jan. 2026
The tail end of the high school football season overlaps with the start of prep basketball in North Carolina.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Cowork’s ability to handle file organization, document generation, and data extraction overlaps with dozens of AI startups that have raised funding to solve these specific problems.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
And as more filmmakers do this together, those overlaps form ecosystems of their own.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Since emotional pain overlaps with physical pain in the brain, Yovell said some treatment options overlap, too.
—Kyra Dahring, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
If subfreezing air overlaps with incoming Pacific moisture, Central Texas could face another round of winter weather.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
Outgoing Brooklyn and Queens Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, a veteran of the city’s progressive movement whose constituency overlaps with the 34th Assembly District, also endorsed Romero’s campaign this week.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
In 2019, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office filed a criminal case against the company, alleging Medicaid fraud between October 2016 and February 2019, a period that overlaps with the time Osman was listed as the company’s agent.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Jan. 2026
The tail end of the high school football season overlaps with the start of prep basketball in North Carolina.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Cowork’s ability to handle file organization, document generation, and data extraction overlaps with dozens of AI startups that have raised funding to solve these specific problems.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
And as more filmmakers do this together, those overlaps form ecosystems of their own.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlaps
laps
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Running laps around luxury Hechter wasn’t imagining a Gen Z takeover of her hometown race.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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People run laps around a local Chipotle store, log the miles on Strava, and the winner gets a year of free burritos.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overlaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlaps. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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