as in to amend
to write (something) again especially in a different way in order to improve it or to include new information
The teacher asked him to rewrite the essay. I had to rewrite the computer program.
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Recent Examples of rewrite
Even if tariffs lift, retailers aren’t going to instantly rewrite price tags.
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James Ward, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Inspired by the life of Margret Rey, co-creator of the Curious George character and books, Margret and Stevie centers around Rey (MacLaine) later in life as publishers circle to reshape her legacy and rewrite her place in literary history.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
Audiences love watching the show’s staff pack the hallway and belt out a familiar tune with lyrics rewritten especially for the guest, sending them onto the soundstage in the most personal, joyful way possible.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
From a writing standpoint, Pawbert was rewritten to be just as needy after the big reveal, and Andy Samberg was cast in an effort to play off the comedian’s nice guy persona.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2026
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James Ward, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Inspired by the life of Margret Rey, co-creator of the Curious George character and books, Margret and Stevie centers around Rey (MacLaine) later in life as publishers circle to reshape her legacy and rewrite her place in literary history.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
Audiences love watching the show’s staff pack the hallway and belt out a familiar tune with lyrics rewritten especially for the guest, sending them onto the soundstage in the most personal, joyful way possible.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
From a writing standpoint, Pawbert was rewritten to be just as needy after the big reveal, and Andy Samberg was cast in an effort to play off the comedian’s nice guy persona.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2026
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Expanding current tax incentive programs While Karr’s bill bans tax exemptions, a third bill introduced and extensively amended by Crabtree expands the Reinvestment Payment Program to require separate regulations and tax incentive approaches for larger companies, such as a data center company.—
Makenzie Huber,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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As part of her plea agreement, prosecutors amended the charges to two counts of distribution of drugs causing a death.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Texas Legislatures must repeal and revise all radical education reform bills in 2027, and give the power over public education, private schools, and homeschools back to parents, teachers, and communities.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised down prior payroll estimates by 898,000 jobs between April 2024 and March 2025.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Researchers have developed a new system that could help improve safety of driverless cars.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Besides the pledge to increase defense spending, the defense chiefs said their countries are taking concrete steps to improve readiness and deterrence, with Britian building six new munitions factories and Germany repositioning troops near its eastern border.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Razi Mohiuddin, who founded WVMA in 2007, is helping the Los Gatos mosque modify its existing conditional use permit with the town.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The rezoning plan modifies land use rules to allow for taller, denser development.—
Elle McLogan,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Rather than simply reworking the interiors and materials, Grillo’s task was to give physical form to a lifetime of experiences.—
Ludovica Stevan,
Architectural Digest,
14 Feb. 2026
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The current bonding program that is supposed to cover the plugging costs needs to be reworked.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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