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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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
How Speaker Mike Johnson’s bond with Trump shapes GOP future
How Trump's top administration picks reflect broad geographic diversity
A politics pit stop
Inauguration and MLK Day overlap for the third time ever.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
Australia and California have historically helped each other with each other’s fires because their fire seasons didn’t overlap.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In an era of shocks and overlapping emergencies, the politics of essentials pricing is likely to remain a defining battleground.
—Isabella M. Weber, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlap. Accessed 24 Jan. 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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