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
Chagyrskaya 64 has a second cavity, which overlaps a groove in the side of the tooth that looks like trademark evidence of picking.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlaps
laps
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Activities like big-game fishing, snorkeling with manta rays in nearby Hanifaru Bay, cooking classes, sunrise yoga, and afternoon massages are just some of the options available to guests in between dips in the ocean and laps in the pool.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2026
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Hammond High didn’t have a track, so afternoon workouts were done at a track at a nearby junior high or laps around a 3/4-mile loop at Maywood Park.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overlaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlaps. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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