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overlap

[oh-ver-lap, oh-ver-lap] / ˌoʊ vərˈlæp, ˈoʊ vərˌlæp /


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The two movements overlap heavily in membership and ideas, sharing an emphasis on reasoning through evidence and probabilities, and a conviction that preventing human extinction should be a top priority.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

However, others disagreed, with one pointing out the two acts have a "huge fanbase overlap" and describing Manson as a "perfect support act".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

In some ways, the new report’s findings overlap with Barr’s report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“We cannot put a moratorium on this because China will overlap us, and that’s the challenge,” Johnson said Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The passage also reminds us of the overlap in techniques for writing fiction and nonfiction.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Women showed their sharpest rise between ages 40 and 60, a period that broadly overlaps with the menopausal transition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Milwaukee’s festival calendar stretches well beyond these two, so if your visit overlaps with one, it’s worth checking the city’s full schedule before you arrive.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

There have been mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, overlaps, layoffs, and quote-unquote efficiencies all along the way.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

There are also some overlaps with his predecessor Howe, which the German discovered in his own research and, likewise, in the analysis the club carried out about him during the interview process.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Sasha’s leg overlaps with Cal’s just the tiniest bit, almost at the ankle.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

Some vocational qualifications that overlapped with T-levels have had funding withdrawn, while others continue to be funded following a government review.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The tertulias at Alemana became the space where artists, journalists, and drunks overlapped freely.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

The team also examined whether the diets of more common fungi-eating mammals overlapped with the Gilbert's potoroo.

From Science Daily ● May 20, 2026

Mentioning that his faith was something that many viewers connected with, she asked him if his faith and comedy overlapped.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

We just put our hands in the dirt in front of us so our fingers overlapped like box flaps and made a pact.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

Nigerian models donned outfits of seemingly impossible amounts of fabric folded and moulded into massive silhouettes, or overlapping in shingled, feather-like patterns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 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

The findings may help explain why something as different as a viral infection or psychological trauma can eventually produce overlapping symptoms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Xi did not reply in kind but rather stressed their two countries’ overlapping “interests.”

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

Koffi imitated the gesture as well as she could remember, placing her overlapping hands in the center of Ekon’s chest.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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