overwrite
verb (used with object)
to write in too elaborate, burdensome, diffuse, or prolix a style.
overwritten
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past participleof overwrite.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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For years, researchers have debated why the name of the Assyrian king originally associated with the monument was overwritten with the name of another "Tiglath-pileser."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Old conclusions and beliefs are constantly being overwritten as new evidence comes to light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
“The economics of this are a gravitational force that can’t be ignored by or overwritten by politics,” Dorris said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
The head of the courts service in England and Wales has apologised for failing to tell ministers and judges sooner about an IT bug that caused evidence to go missing, be overwritten or appear lost.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
Small and strange was the writing, overwritten and interlined by many hands, and all those hands were dust now.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
