re·write | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈrīt 
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\rewrote\ (ˌ)rē-ˈrōt \; rewritten\ (ˌ)rē-ˈri-tᵊn \; rewriting\ (ˌ)rē-ˈrī-tiŋ \
\; rewritten\ (ˌ)rē-ˈri-tᵊn \; rewriting\ (ˌ)rē-ˈrī-tiŋ \Definition of rewrite
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to write in reply
2 : to make a revision of (something, such as a story) : cause to be revised: such as
a : to put (contributed material) into form for publication
b : to alter (previously published material) for use in another publication
: to revise something previously written
rewrite
nounre·write | \ ˈrē-ˌrīt \
\Definition of rewrite (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : a piece of writing (such as a news story) constructed by rewriting
2 : an act or instance of rewriting
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Examples of rewrite in a Sentence
Verb
The teacher asked him to rewrite the essay.
I had to rewrite the computer program.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Pence is trying to rewrite history here because Trump is vulnerable for his lackadaisical approach to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Author: Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, Meg Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, "Fact-checking the vice presidential debate between Pence and Harris," 8 Oct. 2020 Delta will continue to rewrite the history books by adding to the already record-shattering hyperactive 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
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NBC News, "Delta intensifies into a Category 4 hurricane and sets aim toward the Gulf Coast," 6 Oct. 2020 Our children’s schools are especially vulnerable because that is where the campaign to rewrite the past has been the fiercest.
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Mike Gonzalez, National Review, "To Tackle Critical Theory in the K–12 Classroom, Start with Colleges of Education," 5 Oct. 2020 So far, the EU has shown itself willing to overlook Johnson’s attempt to rewrite parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, a move that breaks international law.
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Ian Wishart, Bloomberg.com, "Brexit Enters Its Endgame With a Defining Call for Boris Johnson," 2 Oct. 2020 Several Republican members of Congress have introduced bills this year to reform or rewrite that particular section of law.
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Kate Cox, Ars Technica, "Senate votes to issue subpoenas to Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs," 1 Oct. 2020 To accomplish the next step, Musk said his team has to completely rewrite the Autopilot software.
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Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY, "Elon Musk says Tesla's full self-driving Autopilot is coming soon and it's 'clearly going to work'," 23 Sep. 2020 The second night of his mostly virtual and almost entirely mask-free convention again sought to rewrite recent history to place Trump as a national savior in a pandemic mainly referenced in the past tense.
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Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, "RNC mingles government with re-election campaign: A.M. News Links," 26 Aug. 2020 But with last year’s leading receivers Devin Duvernay and Collin Johnson gone, Moore had a chance to rewrite his story.
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Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, "WR Josh Moore looks like Longhorns' newest offensive star," 30 Sep. 2020 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun As soon as the OCC completed its CRA rewrite in May, Otting exited the agency.
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Jesse Hamilton, Bloomberg.com, "Fed Overhaul of Anti-Redlining Rules Focuses on Loan Output," 21 Sep. 2020 Wendy Hatch, director of communications for the Minnesota Department of Education, said the new guidance was more of a clarification than a rewrite of who qualified for free emergency child care.
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Mara Klecker, Star Tribune, "Minnesota school districts providing emergency child care face changing demand, staffing shortages," 25 Sep. 2020 In August, the White House urged a rewrite of CDC guidelines to discourage testing asymptomatic people who have had high-risk exposures to people with COVID-19.
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James Hamblin, The Atlantic, "How We Survive the Winter," 18 Sep. 2020 The seven matrices representing the seven symbols in the rewrite system needed to satisfy a number of constraints, reflecting the ways that the 11 rules needed to be consistent with each other.
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Quanta Magazine, "Computer Scientists Attempt to Corner the Collatz Conjecture," 26 Aug. 2020 The milestone litigation is aimed at taking down a Trump administration rewrite of National Environmental Policy Act rules.
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Mark Olalde, USA TODAY, "Climate Point: Bringing labor into green movement," 5 Sep. 2020 As promised, the entry underscores some nuances, though the revision is not a complete rewrite.
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Ben Zimmer, The Atlantic, "How Racism Made Its Way Into the Dictionary," 4 Sep. 2020 Amazon, Apple and Facebook have undergone similar scrutiny at either DOJ or its sister agency, the Federal Trade Commission, as well as on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are exploring a rewrite of the country’s competition laws.
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Washington Post, "The Justice Department could file a lawsuit against Google this month, overriding skepticism from its own top lawyers," 3 Sep. 2020 As soon as the president unloads on these familiar targets, all the determined efforts by convention planners to provide wavering suburban voters with a soothing and cynical rewrite of the Trump years will be forgotten.
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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "The Republicans Still Don’t Know How to Run Against Biden," 28 Aug. 2020
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verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of rewrite
: to write (something) again especially in a different way in order to improve it or to include new information
See the full definition for rewrite in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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verbre·write | \ ˌrē-ˈrīt \
\rewrote\ -ˈrōt \; rewritten\ -ˈri-tᵊn \; rewriting\ -ˈrī-tiŋ \
Kids Definition of rewrite
: to write over again especially in a different way
Rewrite this confusing sentence.
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