Overlapping
Overlapping noun - Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles).
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Parallel and overlapping are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Parallel" instead an adjective "Overlapping".
Nearby Words: overlap, overlapped
Parallel
Parallel adjective - Having qualities in common.
Overlapping and parallel are semantically related. You can use "Overlapping" instead an adjective "Parallel".
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- Decrypting Rita has four alternate universes with semi-overlapping stories told in parallel, some of which are in partial Anachronic Order, but at least each world is color coded.
Source: Jigsaw Puzzle Plot - Jigsaw Puzzle Plot: The comic has four alternate universes with semi-overlapping stories told in parallel, some of which are in partial Anachronic Order, but at least each world is color coded.
Source: Webcomic / Decrypting Rita -
Merging the Mass Effect universe with the Exalted setting, the game runs parallel to -and often overlapping with- the main storyline of Mass Effect.
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Parallel and Overlapping. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/overlapping/parallel
Overlapping & Parallel. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/overlapping/parallel>.
Parallel or Overlapping. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/overlapping/parallel.
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