overlap
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈoʊvərˌlæp/
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superposición
- There is simply no overlap between the two parties.
- degree of overlap
- considerable overlap
- content overlap
So there might be some overlap between these categories here.
- So there might be some overlap between these categories here.
- And there was not a lot of overlap between rich and smart there.
- We mark clear distinctions where there are only overlaps, intersections, and blurs.
- There is simply no overlap between the two parties.
- And then look at the overlap and patterns of what all of them do.
- And then you ask the the overlap with the X OK.
- But is is there an overlap from this, the stand up.
- Not exactly, but the Venn diagram of overlap is.
- And, and to me, that's really what work is the overlaps between all of these circles.
- And I do think that the overlap zone between the two is is not small.
Examples
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The overlap of the two schedules created a conflict for both meetings.
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There is significant overlap of student and staff activities in the common areas.
Academic text (2011) -
OK, I would then have little overlap and that would be good.
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And there was not a lot of overlap between rich and smart there.
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But when the overlap is there, it's a real problem.
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So there might be some overlap between these categories here.
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There is always going to be some overlap.
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Unfortunately, in the United States, a high rate of overlap exists between racial minority group membership and poverty.
Academic text (2012) -
While geography does not coincide exactly with culture, there is considerable overlap between regions and civilizations.
Academic text (1999) -
Nerdfighters have joined with the HPA several times on campaigns, and much overlap exists between the groups' memberships.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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3.2
A point where different things or ideas meet
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6.5
Different ideas, methods, or technologies coming together and becoming more similar
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7.0
A meeting where people, ideas, or things come together
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8.1
Two or more events happening at the same time
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9.3
Events happening at the same time in a matching way
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7.9
Two or more things happening at the same time
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7.2
Two or more things happening at the same time
More than one thing happening at the same time or in the same place
The state of events or actions happening at the same time
Two or more things happen at the same time
Things exist in the same place at the same time without interacting
A situation where two or more people are in the same place
How Overlapping
Surface Forms
Etymology
Overlap comes from over 'above' and lap 'a fold or flap', and people began using the image of one thing lying over another for times and ideas too. That's why an overlap can mean the place or time where two things share something.