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
Vance’s remarks at the time were in response to Iran’s effort to rewrite the deal and incorporate a term into the emerging cease-fire agreement that hadn’t been previously agreed to.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Trump’s attempt to rewrite history and put lipstick on a pig will never succeed.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
At the same meeting, the school board will take up a vote to rewrite the state’s social studies curriculum, focusing more on Texas and US history and deemphasizing some teachings about global history and cultures.
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Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
From a would-be soccer star and a studious teen to a devoted volunteer, amputations, shrapnel wounds and trauma have rewritten futures yet failed to extinguish determination.
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Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Trump’s attempt to rewrite history and put lipstick on a pig will never succeed.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
At the same meeting, the school board will take up a vote to rewrite the state’s social studies curriculum, focusing more on Texas and US history and deemphasizing some teachings about global history and cultures.
—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
From a would-be soccer star and a studious teen to a devoted volunteer, amputations, shrapnel wounds and trauma have rewritten futures yet failed to extinguish determination.
—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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That’s if District 3 Commissioner Rolando Escalona’s proposal to amend the city code passes July 9, when the Miami City Commission is slated to vote on it.
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The Legislature can amend the plan and has the responsibility to approve it.
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But the same facility also hired a new maintenance supervisor, revised its inspection schedule and replaced aging sensor hardware during the same period.
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Japan will revise its defense and security documents by December, which could further increase its defense budget.
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Kyle Schwarber is threatening home run records, even as pitching continues to improve.
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Jupiter enters your 6th House of Work and Health, encouraging kinder routines that improve well-being and lighten daily tasks.
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Also, remember that rules must be adopted or modified using the process prescribed by Civil Code 4360.
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Although the Mars rovers were designed to operate on the surface of Mars, the JPL engineers said Promise could be modified to work on the Moon.
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Today, denim is getting a new influx of American talent thanks to brands like B Sides, a tiny label in upstate New York that takes selvage fabric and reworks it into new patchwork cuts.
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Mecklenburg County’s history with emissions testing The General Assembly proposed review of the EPA law, would allow the SIP to be reworked in order to exclude Mecklenburg County from the emissions program.
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