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
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.
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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
What makes his accomplishments even more impressive is that the end of the powerlifting season overlaps with the start of baseball.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Onam Onam is a Hindu harvest festival that occurs in the Malayali month of Chingam, which overlaps with August and September in the Gregorian calendar.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
As ever with Pond, the lineup overlaps with the broader Aussie psych ecosystem, most notably multi-instrumentalist Jay Watson, who also plays in Tame Impala.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2026
But although transphobia overlaps with homophobia, Charlesworth and Finkel argue that trans backlash is not the primary reason for rising anti-gay sentiment.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The system uses a multi-vote command architecture that requires several internal checks before firing, including a safeguard that prevents the laser from discharging if a civilian aircraft overlaps with the beam path.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
The three-time Grammy winner has built a global following that extends far beyond music and already overlaps with luxury, fashion, and lifestyle brands.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
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
What makes his accomplishments even more impressive is that the end of the powerlifting season overlaps with the start of baseball.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2026
Onam Onam is a Hindu harvest festival that occurs in the Malayali month of Chingam, which overlaps with August and September in the Gregorian calendar.
—Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Apr. 2026
As ever with Pond, the lineup overlaps with the broader Aussie psych ecosystem, most notably multi-instrumentalist Jay Watson, who also plays in Tame Impala.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2026
But although transphobia overlaps with homophobia, Charlesworth and Finkel argue that trans backlash is not the primary reason for rising anti-gay sentiment.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The system uses a multi-vote command architecture that requires several internal checks before firing, including a safeguard that prevents the laser from discharging if a civilian aircraft overlaps with the beam path.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
The three-time Grammy winner has built a global following that extends far beyond music and already overlaps with luxury, fashion, and lifestyle brands.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlaps
laps
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Advertisement But objectively, Carter still laps Trump on some key measures.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Mar. 2026
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The sparkling Colorado River now laps at the Glen Canyon walls about 180 feet below, completely invisible from a dock that once floated atop the water.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overlaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlaps. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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