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overlapped

VERB

lie over something else

Synonyms

STRONG

flap imbricate overhang overlay overlie overrun project protrude ride shingle

WEAK

extend along fold over go beyond lap over run over

Antonyms

WEAK

divide separate

Example Sentences

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As these possible paths overlapped later in the experiment, they produced a detectable striped interference pattern that matched the predictions of quantum theory.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

War on Iran "overlapped significantly with the survey sample period," and comments on oil and gas spiked, she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Given government censorship and the cultural divisions among tech platforms, Chinese and American social media users never really overlapped to see each others’ regular routines and memes.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

“We always aim for, I say, emotional and character truth,” said Nina Jacobson, an executive producer whose freshman year at Brown University overlapped with JFK Jr.’s senior year there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

It means our time there would have overlapped.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman