REDRAW Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

redraw

verb

Definition of redraw

as in to rewrite

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Recent Examples of redraw Jeffries also traveled to Maryland to push Democratic lawmakers to redraw their congressional map, but state lawmakers rebuffed the effort. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 The rovers will elect a leader among themselves, assign their own tasks and redraw their plans as a group when one of them runs low on charge. — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026 Adding a station would split the north division in two, allowing CMPD to redraw boundaries to better align with staffing capacity and call volumes, according to the city council agenda. — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026 Here's what Marylanders will vote on The bill does not redraw congressional districts or affect the 2026 midterm elections. — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for redraw

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American business has quietly rewritten its deal with workers.

— Lori Janke, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Boorman and Rospo Pallenberg kept rewriting the script (because no one really knew what the movie was about), and Richard Burton was too dour and old and hungover.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of rewrite

Verb

Contractors revised their plans, and additional testing was conducted to address community concerns about possible asbestos in the structure.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Top Plays from Bears @ Titans To be clear, the first version will likely be revised and massaged before the Bears arrive at their first meaningful practice of Week 1.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of revise

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Bills advanced by the Senate and Assembly aim to rework California’s climate spending, close an environmental review loophole and rein in electricity rates, among other efforts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The thriller follows a police detective who loses his memory, a premise Sabu used to rework his central character over the years the project spent in development.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of rework

Verb

As part of the plea agreement, the prosecution amended the first charge to reckless driving, second offense, and the second charge to a careless driving citation.

— Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Judge Darren Steele said the state amended a charge of willful, wanton reckless driving – second offense, adjudication of guilt that carried a $1,000 fine.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of amend

Verb

Emery knows that his side are robust when battling adversity yet need to find a way to rectify blind spots in their game, such as the tendency to drift through certain matches and against specific tactical challenges.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Unfortunately, one extra week of rest is not sufficient to rectify this problem (even assuming — naively — that NYRA kicks the Belmont back a week to accommodate our shift).

— Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rectify

Verb

That could reduce development costs and shorten the path toward manufacturing.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
The artist formerly known as Miley Cyrus appears to have changed her name, or just shortened it, to herald a new professional chapter.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of shorten

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Child safety experts lauded the settlement and the accompanying pressure campaign as a giant leap forward in the effort to regulate an industry that until this year appeared all but impenetrable to reform, either from the courts or legislatures.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
More recently, Republicans who spent years complaining about Obamacare have failed to abolish it, let alone reform its finances.

— Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

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