The phrase "appears to overlap" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing similarities or commonalities between two or more subjects, ideas, or concepts.
Example: "The findings from the two studies appear to overlap, suggesting a potential correlation between the variables."
Alternatives: "seems to coincide" or "looks to intersect".
The timing of these volcanic events appears to overlap the Triassic-Jurassic and Cretaceous-Tertiary, or Cretaceous-Paleogene, mass extinctions, and they may have played a role in them.
Multiple abnormalities may be associated with MRKH syndrome, and it appears to overlap other syndromes.
Piaget's final stage of cognitive development, formal operations, involves a systematic approach to problem solving that appears to overlap with many cognitive skills associated with executive function.
In contrast, P. nathusii appears to overlap to some degree with the way both P. pygmaeus and N. noctula use arable fields.
Figure 2b shows a transparent yellow toned coating/varnish layer over the silver-coloured paint to create a gold colour that appears to overlap onto the silk.
Interestingly, the nuclear export sequence of Mia1p appears to overlap with the Alp14p binding site.
(Some details here appear to overlap with those of the murdered INLA leader Dominic McGlinchey, whom O'Brien met when researching the earlier novel).
In September, at an esoteric meeting called the Fourth International Workshop for the Study of Itch, I heard that, curiously, pain can suppress itching, because the neural circuits for the two sensations appear to overlap.
While it is difficult to conclude how something like a Twitter post influences opinion, Twitter users with differing opinions on last week's debate do not appear to overlap much in what they consume on the social network.
− MMS display updated so messages no longer appear to overlap each other.
In Fig. 3b, some of the earthquakes that belong to the PAC group appear to overlap with the shallow group.
