write over

VERB

edit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adapt alter analyze annotate arrange assemble censor choose compile compose delete prepare publish rearrange revise select

STRONG

amplify assign blue pencil butcher check condense correct cut discard doctor draft emend excise feature fine-tune finish massage polish prescribe proofread rectify redact regulate rehash rephrase report scrub style tighten trim

WEAK

boil down fly speck go over make up put together recalibrate set up strike out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disarrange disorder disorganize disperse disturb scatter separate

STRONG

indulge keep ruin spoil worsen

Example Sentences

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The palimpsest effect is protective, as we mentally write over old loves and experiences with new ones so that pains get reduced, replaced and outnumbered.

From Washington Post • Oct. 10, 2021

“I’m more impressed with the fact that he’s been able to write over 200 short stories, and each one is really different from the others,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021

"I just wanted her to be free. If she wanted to have her friends over and write over the walls with pen, that was fine," she said.

From Fox News • Aug. 26, 2021

In Springora’s account one sees his effort to define and write over their interactions, his refusal of her experience.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2021

The picture was in light blue and you could write over it.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers

write over

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