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as in overlying
to lie over parts of one another
the brochures on the display table should overlap but not so much that the titles are obscured
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Recent Examples of overlapping
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
In the past couple years, AI has permeated the music industry in several overlapping but distinct ways.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Its dealers also have non-overlapping territories, which reduces competition, according to the complaints.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Since the Washington Hilton is a large hotel with multiple venues and hundreds of rooms, those overlapping layers of security start from outside the hotel and work inward.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Thirteen addresses matched with multiple, overlapping parcels.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
Some dots resemble pairs of eyes; others appear as overlapping roundish figures.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Another sign of depth is whether a legal firm can handle overlapping legal realities without forcing the client to understand things on their own.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Specifically, nacre is composed of hexagonal crystals of aragonite, a kind of calcium carbonate that is also seen in limestone and that forms precisely into overlapping layers that resemble the brick-and-mortar structure of buildings.
—Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
Those overlapping requirements have forced difficult trade-offs.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The multitude of overlapping challenges is already causing food prices to rise.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
There were four short docs released under the SNL50 banner, plus Questlove’s Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music and Brent Hodge’s Downey Wrote That, all on Peacock and boasting myriad overlapping talking heads, filming locations and generally celebratory approaches to the beloved sketch show.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
In the past couple years, AI has permeated the music industry in several overlapping but distinct ways.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 27 Mar. 2026
Its dealers also have non-overlapping territories, which reduces competition, according to the complaints.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
The process changed their understanding of the Holocaust in different but overlapping ways.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Since the Washington Hilton is a large hotel with multiple venues and hundreds of rooms, those overlapping layers of security start from outside the hotel and work inward.
—Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Thirteen addresses matched with multiple, overlapping parcels.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
Some dots resemble pairs of eyes; others appear as overlapping roundish figures.
—Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Another sign of depth is whether a legal firm can handle overlapping legal realities without forcing the client to understand things on their own.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Specifically, nacre is composed of hexagonal crystals of aragonite, a kind of calcium carbonate that is also seen in limestone and that forms precisely into overlapping layers that resemble the brick-and-mortar structure of buildings.
—Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
Those overlapping requirements have forced difficult trade-offs.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The multitude of overlapping challenges is already causing food prices to rise.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlapping
Adjective
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Beef takes off from there, laying out intersecting circles of power and competition.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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The result is a potentially perfect storm of intersecting factors that could pop the artificial intelligence industry bubble.—
Rafi Schwartz,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The results are somewhat ambiguous as to how much ice may lurk unseen beneath layers of overlying ice-sparse material.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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However, those sea surface temperatures will be far warmer than the overlying air temperatures.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Surges can sometimes indicate an underlying wiring issue or a problem with your main breaker.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
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Tech-art studio Rhizomatiks and Dentsu design experts, both based in Japan, continued honing the capabilities as underlying technology improved.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The lapping waves that arrive shortly thereafter are an alarming detour, but their presence quickly feels normal.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Great Lakes boast some of America's niftiest beach areas—and yes, there are actually waves lapping the shore at this Midwest family vacation destination.—
Kara Williams,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Again, the superposed vector can be decomposed into its constituents.—
Anil Ananthaswamy,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Apr. 2023
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Like entanglement, the superposed states essential to its power are fragile, collapsing when measured or otherwise perturbed by the outside world.—
Gabriel Popkin,
Science | AAAS,
3 June 2021
Verb
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For that, organizers turn to the same technology used when Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya broke the two-hour-marathon barrier in 2019, overlaying data onto potential routes to find the optimal one.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fears was one of the most vocal supporters of a $55 million general obligation bond approved by Independence voters last year, earmarked for rebuilding and overlaying streets around Independence.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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On curved surfaces, parallel trajectories intersect—liberation movements that appear separate on maps organized around Euroamerican centers were always convergent in Afro-Asian circuits.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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This one being of post-war emancipation, when the convergent forces of wanting to achieve a sun tan and wanting to show some skin became newly acceptable among socially progressive young people.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Overlapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlapping. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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