overlap
verb
Examples of overlap in a Sentence
Mark David, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2024
Companies that are looking for a competitive edge have already optimized within individual job functions; the next place to look for cost savings or opportunities for more impactful spending is in areas where two functions overlap.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
This could mean delays for air travelers, too -- especially as the eclipse overlaps with spring break travel, the agency said Wednesday.
—Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
In addition, the development of new technologies focused on resource efficiency also overlaps with the climate tech sector.
—Dasha Shunina, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Spread the asparagus out in a single layer (a small amount of overlapping is fine, but do not stack the spears on top of each other).
—Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2024
Add to these overlapping groups all those who struggle with harassing relationships, homelessness, captivity, severe loneliness, living in high-crime neighborhoods or working in or around noise or air pollution.
—Lawson R. Wulsin, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Odds are that your daily agenda will commonly have overlapping obligations.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
So our worlds weren’t really overlapping outside of all that, necessarily.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
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Word History
1704, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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