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redraw

verb

Definition of redraw

as in to rewrite

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Recent Examples of redraw An earlier decision from the court throwing out Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act came early enough that some red states were able to scramble and redraw congressional district lines to further favor Republicans. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 1 July 2026 And in May, while an election in Louisiana was already underway, the justices allowed the state to immediately redraw its electoral map, removing one of the two majority-Black voting districts. — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026 So far, Republicans and Democrats in 10 states have rushed to redraw congressional district lines in the hopes of giving their party an edge in November and beyond. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 30 June 2026 An effort to redraw Alabama’s congressional districts is still up in the air. — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for redraw

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Verb

But this summer, the fashion crowd is rewriting the narrative.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
That request comes as new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is seeking to rewrite the relationship between the Treasury and the Fed.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of rewrite

Verb

The software controlling the car’s adaptive suspension, stability control, and even the electronic differential has been revised to enable a sharper feel.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
During the call, founder and CEO Elon Musk disclosed that the company’s internal revenue projections had been revised upward since the June IPO.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of revise

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Used as a dinner roll, Scott reworked Savage’s original recipe to include more shortening, eggs, sugar, and water, achieving a richer flavor and a longer shelf life.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
Her black Roberto Cavalli dress, from the label’s Fall/Winter 2000 collection, was reworked for the star by Fausto Puglisi and featured a gold vertebrae on the back.

— Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of rework

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Missouri Amendment 2 Amendment 2 would amend the state constitution to require all charter counties, including Jackson County, to elect rather than appoint their county assessor.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Most of that expense is the work of teaching thousands of point-of-sale systems which specific products qualify in which specific state—a definition that shifts every time a waiver is approved, amended or thrown out.

— Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of amend

Verb

The system was imperfect, but its capacity to correct itself and rebuild confidence became one of America’s greatest strengths.

— Keith Krach, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
The paper described research on the feasibility of using gene-editing to correct the mutation the caused their daughter’s disorder but did not mention a human trial nor their daughter’s death.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of correct

Verb

The Pentagon’s rush to plug shortfalls has sparked a bonanza among incumbent military contractors and new defense startups, which are repurposing components from fracking, autos, and pharma to shorten production timetables.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Next season, Rutschman’s final year under club control, might be shortened or canceled by a lockout.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of shorten

Verb

Kim Farrington, an accountant who has touted her work reforming federal spending to save taxpayer dollars, highlights tackling the national debt and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse as her top priority.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
In human societies, the policing of speech, which is meant to reform the thoughts behind it, risks merely leaving thoughts unspoken.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

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