overlap
verb
over·lap
ˌō-vər-ˈlap 
overlapped; overlapping; overlaps
1
: to extend over or past and cover a part of
The roof shingles overlap each other.
2
: to have something in common with
Baseball season overlaps the football season in September.
1
: to occupy the same area in part
The two towns overlap.
2
: to have something in common
Some of their duties overlap.
Examples of overlap in a Sentence
The roof shingles overlap each other.
Baseball season overlaps football season in September.
Some of your duties overlap his.
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Employers, for their part, should have clear guidelines about disclosure and reassignment when reporting lines overlap.
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Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
These overlapping vulnerabilities show why water governance is such a key issue for security, diplomacy and development.
—Pintu Kumar Mahla, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
The single artwork features an image of Duff overlapped three times, with the title written in pink.
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Ohtani is the sole occupant of that sliver of Venn diagram where the game’s best pitchers and the game’s best hitters overlap.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
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Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
These overlapping vulnerabilities show why water governance is such a key issue for security, diplomacy and development.
—Pintu Kumar Mahla, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
The single artwork features an image of Duff overlapped three times, with the title written in pink.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
Ohtani is the sole occupant of that sliver of Venn diagram where the game’s best pitchers and the game’s best hitters overlap.
—Steve Rushin, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overlap
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlap. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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overlap
verb
over·lap
ˌō-vər-ˈlap
1
: to lay or lie over (something) so as to partly cover
that piece overlaps the edge
2
: to have something in common
political and social interests that often overlap
3
: to occupy the same area in part
the photos overlap
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