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redrew

verb

past tense of redraw
as in rewrote

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  1. rewrote
  2. revised
  3. reworked
  4. amended
  5. corrected
  6. rectified
  7. shortened
Verb
  • Earlier this year, the Academy rewrote one of its oldest acting rules.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But Liu and Glorioso rewrote the equations in a more accessible way in 2018, and the calculations started to trickle out.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of rewrote
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  • The process has been slowed by lagging voter and political-party registrations, revised and extended deadlines and, now, another pending change to the country’s electoral law — developments that the international community is watching closely.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
  • After reviewing public feedback, county officials recently revised the proposal.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of revised
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  • Apple has reworked its optical and electrical heart rate sensors, and now the watch measures your heart rate every five seconds throughout the day instead of only periodically, as the Series 11 does.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Andrew Heiberger of Buttonwood Development and Howard Lev of Wheelhouse Property have since restored the building and reworked the interiors.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of reworked
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  • Boy employees or those linked to Combs have been stalled, amended, or quietly abandoned.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The bill was amended in May to require that 85% of the funding go to jobs with union-level wages and benefits.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of amended
Verb
  • They were accompanied by the museum’s architect Ma Yansong, who, in his remarks on stage, corrected a popular misconception that the building is made to resemble a spaceship.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The company said its team identified and corrected the problem quickly, clearing the robots and returning them to normal operation within minutes.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of corrected
Verb
  • Legette, at least this summer, has rectified all these problems.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026
  • To her credit, Reynolds swiftly rectified that, bingeing the first three seasons to get herself up to speed.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of rectified
Verb
  • In 2024, it was shortened from three hours to two hours and 15 minutes.
    — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Charging speeds also shortened this round by about five minutes compared with the iPhone 17 Pro series.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shortened
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“Redrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redrew. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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