as in to edit
to prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating
if you redraft that paper and include more recent data, I think we could publish it
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Recent Examples of redraft
My wife took the relevant bits of the newsletter, pasted them into Claude—the A.I. system offered by the firm Anthropic—and asked it to redraft them as an e-mail to the county.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, China’s retaliatory tariffs are set to make components American drone makers rely on even more expensive; plans to redraft a new export system are already halting shipments of magnets, which are essential for drone motors.
—David Jeans, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The Republicans cited other federal criminal conspiracy and money laundering laws and asked the department to rescind or redraft the memo.
—Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Aug. 2024
The state lawyers filed a 50-page brief at the 1st District Court of Appeal contending that Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper did not have the authority to order the panel, known as the Financial Impact Estimating Conference, to redraft the statement.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
The league redrafts its teams each week with the top four point scorers serving as captains.
—Doug Feinberg, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
In 2020, Australia moved to redraft its defamation laws after a high court ruling found that publishers using social media platforms like Facebook should be held liable for defamatory third-party comments on their pages, CNBC reported in 2021.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2023
The Biden administration had to redraft the environmental reviews for that project after environmental groups won a lawsuit challenging them.
—Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
As PenPlace came under review, a rash of other activity — including several major transportation projects sped up by the deal — prompted the county to redraft its blueprint for the entire neighborhood.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, China’s retaliatory tariffs are set to make components American drone makers rely on even more expensive; plans to redraft a new export system are already halting shipments of magnets, which are essential for drone motors.
—David Jeans, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The Republicans cited other federal criminal conspiracy and money laundering laws and asked the department to rescind or redraft the memo.
—Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Aug. 2024
The state lawyers filed a 50-page brief at the 1st District Court of Appeal contending that Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper did not have the authority to order the panel, known as the Financial Impact Estimating Conference, to redraft the statement.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2024
The league redrafts its teams each week with the top four point scorers serving as captains.
—Doug Feinberg, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
In 2020, Australia moved to redraft its defamation laws after a high court ruling found that publishers using social media platforms like Facebook should be held liable for defamatory third-party comments on their pages, CNBC reported in 2021.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 5 Apr. 2023
The Biden administration had to redraft the environmental reviews for that project after environmental groups won a lawsuit challenging them.
—Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
As PenPlace came under review, a rash of other activity — including several major transportation projects sped up by the deal — prompted the county to redraft its blueprint for the entire neighborhood.
—Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redraft
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His exit comes amid pressure on CBS from President Donald Trump, who has sued the network and parent company Paramount for $20 billion over allegations that a 60 Minutes interview last year with then-Vice-President Kamala Harris was deceptively edited.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
23 Apr. 2025
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Francis had previously revised and simplified the funeral rites that would be used upon his death, according to The Associated Press.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Many firms are revising their economic forecasts, including the possibility of a recession, as a result of Trump administration policies, according to a new survey by Chief Executive.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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Now Bounties are also being reworked to try to make things a little better for both the winning and losing team.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Bernthal has a bigger part this time and his character has been reworked into a comedic sidekick with his own kooky wiring.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Redraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redraft. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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