overwrite
verb (used with object)
to write in too elaborate, burdensome, diffuse, or prolix a style.
overwriting
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present participleof overwrite.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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We are overwriting a signal the body is already sending, and we’re doing it at scale, in millions of people, without a baseline measurement to tell us what we’re overwriting.
From Slate ● Mar. 22, 2026
But such powerful dramas can have a habit of overwriting history - and Sheen’s performance could change forever how Prince Andrew will be remembered.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
Here the reviews were mixed, with critics sometimes citing him for overwriting.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
It’s like you’re overwriting the hard disk with new memories, Tang said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
But it was evident that Mr Cooper was overwriting himself.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 418 Volume 17, New Series, January 3, 1852 by Robert Chambers
