RE-WRITE Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

rewrite

verb

Definition of rewrite

as in to amend

to write (something) again especially in a different way in order to improve it or to include new information The teacher asked him to rewrite the essay. I had to rewrite the computer program.

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Recent Examples of rewrite After another two minutes of dangerous Machado Garry strikes, Makhachev deftly tripped the challenger and quickly scrambled to take Machado Garry’s back, where Makhachev stayed stapled until the horn sounded and Silva’s record was rewritten. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Bakshi lost control of the 1992 film during production, when his original psychological thriller premise was extensively rewritten into a fantasy comedy. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026 Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in June asking for the amendment’s summary on the ballot to be rewritten. — Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 But developers accustomed to CUDA may need to rewrite and optimize substantial portions of their existing code before moving their training workloads to Ascend. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rewrite

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It could be added to a budget trailer bill or amended into an existing bill, depending on how legislative leaders choose to proceed.

— Chaewon Chung Updated August 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Based on his reading of the 2022 measure, Hasen concluded that the intent behind it clearly wasn’t to create a new term limit law, but to amend the existing one.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of amend

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That new rule requires specific formatting for envelopes containing mail ballots — which may force some jurisdictions to completely revise theirs — and makes states use an electronic system to identify to the Postal Service who is voting by mail.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
This story has been revised to reflect that bidding for properties in June posted its strongest monthly improvement in a year, according to JLL.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of revise

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Pawloski said Amazon seemed to invest fewer resources into improving MTurk at the same time as more data labeling services arrived, causing many turkers to shift to competing platforms.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
This non-greasy, lightweight formula improves scalp health to promote healthy, thicker, and faster hair growth.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of improve

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Otherwise, projects would be denied or required to modify plans to accommodate existing oak woodland.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Algorithms already select information, rank information, recommend information, personalize information and can participate in modifying what human beings see, believe, buy, discuss or pay attention to.

— Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of modify

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Inside, Adaptalux reworked battery management so Bluetooth won't drain power faster, and the pod holds its charge longer in storage.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
However the proliferation of cord cutting has led many pay TV distributors to rework their agreements with these channels.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

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