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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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
Those advances suggest that computation need not consume energy by overwriting the intermediate results of a computation, and that it is theoretically possible to build a computer that does not consume energy or produce heat.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
It’s like you’re overwriting the hard disk with new memories, Tang said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
Not only that, Povich adds, there's no unplugging or overwriting what Murdoch's done.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2022
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 Chambers, Robert
