overlap
verb (used with object)
to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
overlapping
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present participleof overlap.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Establishing responsibility is challenging because it requires authorities to share maps pinpointing fire hotspots, with overlapping land claims further complicating matters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Carmakers held news conferences back-to-back, sometimes overlapping, as Chinese executives played up their plans to increase manufacturing in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The solar cells are cut into narrow strips, layered like overlapping shingles, and connected to each other using electrically conductive adhesive, rather than metal wires.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It describes several overlapping anxieties about modern restaurant food, but its prehistory belongs, at least partly, to the ghost kitchen.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
All its feathers were spread out, and you could see how Audubon got their pattern down—three rows of long, overlapping dark feathers, tipped white at the ends.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
