overlap

Example Sentences

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These two movies’ lifecycles overlapping is a rare coincidence, but not entirely unheard of.

From Salon

Scientists have long been exploring how these conditions overlap and whether treatments for physical health might also influence mental well-being.

From Science Daily

Together, the findings indicate that migration based on family ties served as a survival strategy during overlapping pressures-environmental instability, food shortages and disease.

From Science Daily

Barack Obama, whose presidency overlapped with Mueller's tenure as FBI chief for five years, hailed him as "one of the most respected public servants of our time."

From Barron's

The U.S. intelligence assessment cited a trade agreement reached by the two leaders last year as an example of how competing powers “sometimes have common or overlapping interests where they can cooperate for mutual benefit.”

From The Wall Street Journal