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
These new discoveries by DESI, if true, could rewrite many other basic concepts of astrophysics, and also could explain ideas like string theory.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2025
Apple has touted the suite as a major development for its products, with the ability to help rewrite text and generate images, as well as prioritizing the emails in a user's inbox.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
At the same time, the response to that show set up Lloyd’s vision to rewrite the rules.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 9 June 2025
The measures would have rewritten principles in the country’s founding document, a treaty between Māori tribal leaders and representatives of the British Crown signed at the time New Zealand was colonized.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2025
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2025
Apple has touted the suite as a major development for its products, with the ability to help rewrite text and generate images, as well as prioritizing the emails in a user's inbox.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
At the same time, the response to that show set up Lloyd’s vision to rewrite the rules.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 9 June 2025
The measures would have rewritten principles in the country’s founding document, a treaty between Māori tribal leaders and representatives of the British Crown signed at the time New Zealand was colonized.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2025
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But a provision tucked inside the Senate Republican bill to enact President Trump's second-term agenda would force the USPS to sell off the brand new trucks and cancel or significantly amend the contract for the remaining 58,800 that are due to be delivered over the next 10 years.—
Tracy J. Wholf
June 24,
CBS News,
24 June 2025
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Wilson said amending the city’s sign ordinance to allow digital billboards could also open San Diego up legally to other types of advertising the city has prohibited.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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After the Supreme Court declined to hear the victims' appeal in 2018, Congress revised the law once more to reaffirm its intent that American victims of terrorism should have access to U.S. courts.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The law, which revises earlier state guidelines for autonomous vehicles, requires the operators of self-driving cars to receive prior authorization from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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The Green Bay Packers were expected to make a move to improve their pass rush heading into the 2025 NFL offseason.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Built on the same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chip and 8GB of RAM as the Quest 3, the 3S boasts high-fidelity hand tracking, full-color passthrough and improved thermal efficiency.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
1 July 2025
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If a married filing joint taxpayers modified AGI exceeds $600,000, the SALT cap would be $10,000.—
Lynn Mucenski Keck,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Most humanoid robots are expensive, hard to modify, and difficult to repair.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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The Senate is also still sorting through rulings over the weekend that threaten the bill’s filibuster protections: Efforts to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and to shift some SNAP aid to states are among the items getting urgently reworked.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
23 June 2025
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The front fascia has been completely reworked and features a more prominent grille bookended by a pair of razor-thin headlights sitting atop large air scoops.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
19 June 2025
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“Rewrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rewrite. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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