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redraw

verb

Definition of redraw

as in to rewrite

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Recent Examples of redraw 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 The special session also was supposed to redraw Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts for the 2028 election, but state lawmakers postponed those plans. — Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for redraw

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If messages pile up or coworkers rush, don’t let their urgency rewrite your whole system.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2026
Detmers is under relatively inexpensive cost control Owner Steve Cohen has already hinted about being less aggressive in free agency this winter, when the guidelines concerning spending in the sport will be rewritten.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of rewrite

Verb

Lyons told investors in July 2025 after those sales that Fiserv would need to revise its guidance.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 July 2026
The June jobs report showed leisure and hospitality jobs plunged by 61,000 positions – a number so dumbfounding that economists widely expect that to get revised .

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of revise

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The city amended its 2023 agreement with Goldenrod in August 2024 to give the company more time to complete the project.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to amend the filibuster so the party could pass voting rights legislation four years ago, arguing voting rights mattered more than a procedural rule.

— Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of amend

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Any effort to rectify racial inequalities worldwide must consider the immense wealth accumulated through the global exploitation of Black people—unpaid labor, physical abuse, torture, and genocide.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Tate attempted to rectify funding issues through staff cuts, sending staff morale plummeting and spurring a strike.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026

Definition of rectify

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High jump is a technical event — while physiology matters, the winner tends to be decided by who can best correct their errors as the bar goes up.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 25 July 2026
The difficult part was measuring the distortions accurately enough such that the correcting heat could be applied with exact precision.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of correct

Verb

Halpin, primarily leaned upon for his speed and defensive prowess, worked with hitting coach Grant Fink between games of a doubleheader Saturday on shortening his swing.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 21 July 2026
That approach allows engineers to simplify development and shorten the path to production for platforms that do not require extended service lives.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of shorten

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The original duo last performed together in 2016, and Roxette reformed in 2024 with Gessle and Swedish singer Lena Philipsson.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Merz took office less than 15 months ago with pledges to reform and turn around Germany’s economy, Europe’s biggest, after years of stagnation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

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