overwriting

"He unnecessarily repeated much of what others had covered."

"I wanted to record every detail of what happened, for the benefit of future generations."

"He discovered penicillin largely accidentally."

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

"The document outlining the family's budget was used to prove their financial need to the housing agency. "

"The heavy rain weakened the old wooden fence. "

"I accidentally saved my unwanted changes and overwrote the version of the document I wanted to keep."

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

"My argument for staying late was that I needed extra time to finish my project. "

"After the flood, the animal shelter was overflowing with unwanteds, mostly stray cats and dogs needing homes. "

"The teacher complicated the math problem by adding several extra steps. "