Thesaurus results for OVERLAPPED

overlapped

verb

past tense of overlap

as in lapped

to lie over parts of one another the brochures on the display table should overlap but not so much that the titles are obscured

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Recent Examples of overlapped Our districts overlapped in western Fairfax County, and among other benefits, jointly led town hall meetings made efficient use of our constituents’ time. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026 That progressive sociopolitical stance is evident from the beginning of her career, which overlapped with the emergence of the women’s liberation movement. — Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 His time in the House overlapped with Donalds for four years before Donalds ran for Congress in 2020. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Tang’s prison term overlapped with the 35th anniversary of the crackdown. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 This offseason, the Jets inked Demario Davis and David Onyemata, both of whom overlapped with Glenn in New Orleans. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 The defensive end and former Browns head coach overlapped in Cleveland for three seasons. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The rub, though, is that his existing sensibility overlapped so closely with Gunn’s that many viewers treated Kara Zor-El’s cosmic journey as an extension of the more familiar filmmaker/studio head. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 Cornerback Josh Jobe overlapped with Arnold for one season with the Crimson Tide. — Andrew Destin, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

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Found 220 miles west of Panama City on the southeastern tip of the Azuero Peninsula, the town features a 2-mile crescent of golden-sand beach lapped by Pacific Ocean waters.

— Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Cars made slow turns in the water, sending miniature tides that lapped at the curb.

— Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 16 Aug. 2026

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The 45-acre recreational facility, which opened in 2004, boasts eight softball fields overlaid with seven soccer fields, batting cages and two playgrounds.

— Claire Wang, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
Violet helleborines are incredibly picky orchids, requiring a mature beech forest growing on a clay soil overlaid on chalk.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026

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