rewrite history

idiom

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

Examples of rewrite history in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Elon Musk says Neuralink is first to implant chip in human brain Bones found in cave could rewrite history of humans and Neanderthals Could the 2024 presidential election affect baby name trends? Simrin Singh, CBS News, 1 Feb. 2024 In seeking to reverse these two acquisitions, DOJ is attempting to rewrite history at the expense of publishers, advertisers, and Internet users. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2023 Park's triumvirate taps into humanity's desire to rewrite history and into the chilling reach of technology. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023 What is perhaps more significant is that the texts tend to rewrite history and include the political stances of López Obrador’s administration as gospel. Mark Stevenson and Leon RamÍrez, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023 Abramson said that while Trump’s allies can’t rewrite history and erase what happened, their actions would undermine the authority of the Constitution. Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Dallas News, 31 July 2023 And the findings could rewrite history beyond the moon because scientists extrapolate from the moon’s craters to determine surface ages on planets, moons and asteroids throughout the solar system. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 July 2023 There are places in the nation where people are trying to rewrite history, to take it away, Ellis said. Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 9 July 2023 Leni Riefenstahl The Birth of a Nation uses drama to contaminate, personalize, and rewrite history. The New Republic, 22 June 2023

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“Rewrite history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rewrite%20history. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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