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
Instead of overwriting the building’s industrial character, he retained exposed trusses, concrete floors and vast, column-free volumes, ideal for contemporary art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
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
Because of this overwriting feature, logs were available to Finnell only for the relatively short period from October 1, 2001 to October 3, 2001.
From Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania
