overlap

verb/ˌoʊvərˈlæp/

Frequency rank: #6,077 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to cover or share part of the same space, time, or subject as something else.

Illustration for the English word “overlap”

Example sentence

The two projects overlap in several key areas, so the teams decided to work together.

Synonyms & related words

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