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Princeton's WordNet

  1. imbrication, overlapping, lappingnoun

    covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)

Wiktionary

  1. overlappingnoun

    The situation in which things overlap.

  2. overlappingadjective

    Pertaining to something that overlaps something else.

ChatGPT

  1. overlapping

    Overlapping refers to the situation where two or more objects, events, activities, projects, or concepts share some common elements, parts, or periods of time. It is the action or fact of extending over or covering a part of the same space or area, causing a degree of coinciding or intersection. In discussions or contexts, overlapping signifies the presence of shared characteristics, ideas or features.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of overlapping in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of overlapping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of overlapping in a Sentence

  1. Ben Schreer:

    The challenges are military complexity, capability standards, limited funding, competing priorities and, in some cases, overlapping claims in the South China Sea.

  2. Jonathon Keats:

    If the landscape changes over time, the photographic plate will show multiple overlapping scenes or the motion blur of a scene that gradually morphs.

  3. Samsung Bioepis:

    We believe that AbbVie has been attempting to obstruct market entry of competing products by applying for a large number of overlapping patents around Humira, which could affect patient access to affordable medication, we believe competition should take place in the market, and not through such misuse of the patent system.

  4. Gary Peters:

    Despite my serious reservations, I will reluctantly vote against a motion of disapproval because I believe that doing so will protect the credibility of the United States to hold Iran accountable to adhere to every single obligation in the [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action], having talked to the technical experts who will be involved with the implementation of this agreement, I have come to the conclusion that its many overlapping provisions will make it exceedingly difficult for the Iranians to build a nuclear weapon in the short term and will lengthen the time required should they choose to break their commitments and try to build one in the future.

  5. Susan Matt:

    Not all homesickness was necessarily going to kill you, but if you had a really acute case, it would qualify as nostalgia, there are lots of different sets of overlapping descriptions : a shortness of breath, palpitations of the heart, dysentery, fever, problems with the lungs. Or it was feeling an acute yearning, and then your body would start to close down.

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