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overlapping



ADJECTIVE
covering and coinciding
Synonyms


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The central bank is facing overlapping inflationary shocks from tariffs, energy costs and the investment boom in artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Supporters of the overhaul argue that the previous system contained an excessive number of overlapping or rarely used categories, which created administrative inefficiencies without significantly improving religious accommodation or support.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The restructuring will reduce overlapping roles in TurboTax and Credit Karma as the company integrates both into a single team.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Instead, early human evolution looks more like a landscape filled with overlapping experiments, some of which led nowhere, while one eventually led to us.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

He does not feel confined, only separate, as though he and Celia are overlapping the circus, rather than contained within it.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern



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