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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Meg Walters, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Laura Wright Gave Cameron Mathison a 'Hug' Before Laying Into Him on General Hospital After His Home Burned in L.A. Wildfires
Working with Mathison, 55, who has been on General Hospital since 2021, is a bonus, too, as the actors previously overlapped on All My Children in the late '90s.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Dupe-It-Yourself Decor Crafting and interior decorating often overlap, and DIYers are channeling that creativity to bring high-end looks home for less.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Mar. 2025
Around the same time, social scientists started to notice an overlapping crisis.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Overlap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlap. Accessed 28 Mar. 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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