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shingling 1 of 2

noun

as in overlap

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shingling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of shingle
as in overlapping

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  1. overlap
  2. overlapping
  3. imbrication
  4. lapping
Noun
  • The schedule change means there will be no overlap with the WNBA schedule as the league’s footprint continues to expand.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Creative circles that might feel siloed elsewhere naturally overlap here.
    — Michael Anthony Hall, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of overlap
Verb
  • One former Drastic Measures employee said he was yelled at by Sanders for creating two drinks with overlapping ingredients.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The comments come as the administration faces several overlapping court fights over its election policies.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of overlapping
Noun
  • Art’s imbrication in networks of money and power is hardly a contemporary phenomenon.
    — Rachel Wetzler, The New Republic, 26 Feb. 2018
Definition of imbrication
Noun
  • Keep going down to the little beach, where two paddleboards and a handful of beach loungers (the good kind, made of fabric and with a footrest) sit at the gentle lapping edge of the sound.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Wave percale sheets are guaranteed to lull you to sleep, like you’re being rocked by the gentle lapping of the ocean.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
Definition of lapping
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