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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Dire wolves did overlap with early humans at the end of the Ice Age, around 11,500 years ago, but humans had barely invented agriculture at that point, let alone begun building the cities and interstate highways that would encroach upon the natural world.
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Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
As a result, grass pollen increasingly overlaps with the ragweed pollen season, which itself has been extended by more than three weeks in some parts of the country since 1995.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025
With Colorado’s 120-day legislative session, there would be cases where vacant seats overlap the session, depriving districts of representation during critical law-making periods.
—Bob Marshall, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Should the Kings advance from the play-in tournament into the playoffs, the A’s and Kings would likely overlap game days during the first round of the playoffs, which starts April 19.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
As a result, grass pollen increasingly overlaps with the ragweed pollen season, which itself has been extended by more than three weeks in some parts of the country since 1995.
—Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025
With Colorado’s 120-day legislative session, there would be cases where vacant seats overlap the session, depriving districts of representation during critical law-making periods.
—Bob Marshall, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025
Should the Kings advance from the play-in tournament into the playoffs, the A’s and Kings would likely overlap game days during the first round of the playoffs, which starts April 19.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlap. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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