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
  • In fact, while Grozeva and Valchanov are profoundly grounded in their north Balkan homeland, there’s a lot of sensibility overlap here with the absurdism of the Greek Weird Wave of 2010s.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • Chiware points out that symptom overlap can further complicate recognition.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 14 July 2026
Definition of overlap
Verb
  • Whether through underlapping runs, overlapping ones, creating chances or popping up with crucial goals, the impact of Marc Cucurella and Pedro Porro has been notable when the Spanish have gone forward.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • The buzzy summer dating show and the quadrennial global sports tournament both overperformed among the under-30 crowd, according to internal audience data obtained from the streamer, with the audiences for the two events overlapping significantly.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 17 July 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
  • 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
  • From my perch on a sun lounger, Friendship Bay stretches out below me – the curve of the powdery sand beach, the impossible blue of the sea and the calming lapping of the waves against the shore.
    — Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of lapping
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