as in amends
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 rewrites
The Blink Outdoor 4 XR is a powerhouse that completely rewrites budget-friendly range limits.
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Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Sensors track flow, signals and microdelays; the agent continuously rewrites signal timing, lane usage and routing incentives in real time.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Energy markets don’t stop at state lines, so when one state rewrites the rules for major producers, every state feels it at the pump and on the power bill.
—Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Every generation eventually rewrites George Washington, which tells you less about Washington than about the country doing the rewriting.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026
Seeing women throw shoulders in the paint, pick up yellow cards and soon, carve up the ice, fundamentally rewrites the mythology of sports for everyone — male, female and everyone in between in the Bay.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The decision, issued at a FIFA Council meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, rewrites a long-standing rule that required FIFA to recognize a national team through the country’s own soccer federation.
—Max Feliu, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
There’s a moment when Cee Cee, auditioning for a big-shot New York composer, rewrites his song to bring out the girl power.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
The narrative rewrites itself almost overnight.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Sensors track flow, signals and microdelays; the agent continuously rewrites signal timing, lane usage and routing incentives in real time.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Energy markets don’t stop at state lines, so when one state rewrites the rules for major producers, every state feels it at the pump and on the power bill.
—Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
Every generation eventually rewrites George Washington, which tells you less about Washington than about the country doing the rewriting.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2026
Seeing women throw shoulders in the paint, pick up yellow cards and soon, carve up the ice, fundamentally rewrites the mythology of sports for everyone — male, female and everyone in between in the Bay.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The decision, issued at a FIFA Council meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, rewrites a long-standing rule that required FIFA to recognize a national team through the country’s own soccer federation.
—Max Feliu, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
There’s a moment when Cee Cee, auditioning for a big-shot New York composer, rewrites his song to bring out the girl power.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
The narrative rewrites itself almost overnight.
—Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewrites
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The measure amends the city's general plan and land use framework to add a citywide ban on data centers, according to city officials.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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The legislation amends the Brown Act to diversify and increase public engagement in meetings of local legislative bodies.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Verb
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One area where Goldman explicitly revises its prior pessimism is jobs — though not in the direction AI boosters would prefer.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The ordinance, unanimously adopted by the City Council on March 17, clamps down on height exceptions for residential buildings and revises the process for considering high-volume drive-thru restaurants, to allow for more council oversight.—
Rose Evans
April 12,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps, but Alonso’s attentive gaze reworks the meaning of excitement such that a banal exchange with the nearby farmhand, and a drive into the nearby village, provide minor thrills — that is, if you’re properly settled onto Alonso’s serenely sluggish wavelength.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Alongside the course reworks, the statement announced the creation of a caddie academy by the Evans Scholars Foundation at East Potomac and a training school at Langston overseen by First Tee.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Repetition propels us towards one night in November of 1975 when everything changes, but not in the way the heroine (or the reader) was led to expect.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Long-term stress changes the brain affecting mood, memory, behavior, attention spans and decision-making.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Analysts see more upside to earnings and valuation as the economy improves and FedEx’s network integration progresses.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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About 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise per week improves blood flow, lowers stress and supports collagen production, per the Skinspan roadmap.—
Allison Palmer
June 12,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The company’s claim is that MST modifies the mechanical stress state of the silicon surface in a way that discourages dislocation nucleation and propagation during the subsequent GaN growth steps.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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This bill modifies the sales-in-error regulations to create a new category for any current outstanding certificates to be automatically declared in error, meaning those sales will be reversed, tax buyers will be refunded and the process will restart under the new statute.—
Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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