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.
Recent Examples on the Web
And while there is sometimes overlap for continuity, along with career officials, most of Biden’s political appointees would be unlikely to stay in a potential second Trump term.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Great powers that possess formidable military technology almost always have an overlapping interest in keeping it to themselves.
—Mark A. Milley, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2024
The season-opening shows at a lot of theaters will overlap with Election Day in early November.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
Grayson worked part time at the Pawnee, Kincaid and Virden police departments, state records show, with his time at Pawnee and Kincaid overlapping.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 24 July 2024
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
Great powers that possess formidable military technology almost always have an overlapping interest in keeping it to themselves.
—Mark A. Milley, Foreign Affairs, 5 Aug. 2024
The season-opening shows at a lot of theaters will overlap with Election Day in early November.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
Grayson worked part time at the Pawnee, Kincaid and Virden police departments, state records show, with his time at Pawnee and Kincaid overlapping.
—Janelle Griffith, NBC News, 24 July 2024
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 19 Aug. 2024.
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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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