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
The campaign to defund the arts, capture our museums, and rewrite our history is a prelude to silencing dissent itself.
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Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Copy editors don’t make major plot or character changes, rewrite substantial portions of your draft or address structural or developmental issues.
—Jennifer Sodini, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Redefining the Conversation: From Market to Insight When the world’s luxury leaders gathered in Paris to discuss the future, one idea kept circulating: the playbook for China must be torn up and rewritten.
—Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, skeletal fragments discovered between 2019 and 2021 on the eastern side of Kenya’s Lake Turkana are rewriting P. boisei’s story.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Copy editors don’t make major plot or character changes, rewrite substantial portions of your draft or address structural or developmental issues.
—Jennifer Sodini, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Redefining the Conversation: From Market to Insight When the world’s luxury leaders gathered in Paris to discuss the future, one idea kept circulating: the playbook for China must be torn up and rewritten.
—Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Now, skeletal fragments discovered between 2019 and 2021 on the eastern side of Kenya’s Lake Turkana are rewriting P. boisei’s story.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewrite
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On Tuesday, New Yorkers voted to pass three housing ballot proposals to amend the city’s charter, streamlining the approvals process for several types of developments.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement On the Democratic side, Virginia’s legislature has begun the complicated process of working to amend the state constitution to enable redistricting.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Authorities had previously said seven people had died on the mountain before revising down the figure on Tuesday.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Shohei Ohtani’s two-way prowess has already forced Major League Baseball to revise its rulebook, adding provisions to protect his ability to pitch and hit in the same game.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Following Monday night’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers improved to 6-2, tying for second place in the Western Conference.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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One way the company is hoping to improve performance is by lowering the inventory.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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As a result, the company has modified its algorithm for these ads in the US.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even in soybeans, a notoriously difficult crop to modify, the method achieved efficient gene editing with minimal tissue culture steps.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Art Library concept in Rosewood São Paolo, for instance, is being reworked as a retail platform for local craft.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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In a report produced for Wednesday’s meeting, city planning staff list three possible alternatives for reworking the roadway.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Rewrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewrite. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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