overlap
verb (used with object)
to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
has overlapped
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present perfectof overlap (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The tenure of Christina Paxson, the longest-serving Ivy League president, has overlapped with a volatile period in higher education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Janick’s tenure has overlapped with a general dismantling of the barriers that once separated genres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
She says the US version of the show, which has overlapped with the UK edition this year, is "popping off" on the app, and believes this has boosted interest in Love Island overall.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025
In a number of instances, her activism has overlapped with cases that have been decided by Clarence Thomas.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2022
Located originally in Fairfax County its growing area has overlapped into the adjoining county of Alexandria, taking within its corporate limits the extreme southwestern part of what was at one time the District of Columbia.
From A Virginia Village by Charles Alexander Stewart
