rewrite history

idiom

: to change what has happened in the past
You can't rewrite history.

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The hourslong hearing immediately split along partisan lines as Republican lawmakers sought to undermine the former Justice Department official while Democrats tried to elicit damaging testimony about Trump's conduct and accused their GOP counterparts of attempting to rewrite history. Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026 In an attempt to rewrite history, Dawn Richard has now manufactured a series of false claims all in the hopes of trying to get a payday — conveniently timed to coincide with her album release and press tour. Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026 But the sorrow of it also springs from the fact that this president is trying to rewrite history, have a different narrative of what happened that day. ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025 As War and Peace takes shape and his City Winery tour continues, Williams isn’t chasing a moment or trying to rewrite history. Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rewrite history

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“Rewrite history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rewrite%20history. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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