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
Now, a research team from China and Singapore has built an organic polymer battery that rewrites those limits, achieving record voltage and longevity without sacrificing sustainability.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Swift rewrites the forsaken lover's fate through her own lens.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
However, Microsoft 365 uses a technique called the Sender Rewriting Scheme (SRS), which rewrites the return path so that the message still passes SPF checks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
This book series rewrites six classic stories into choose your own adventure style books.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Polymorphic malware changes its appearance with each infection, while metamorphic malware rewrites its code entirely.
—John Chirillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
That’s probably most clear in the character of Bernadette (voiced by India Brown), who rewrites the annual Christmas pageant to be more woke.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
Swift rewrites the forsaken lover's fate through her own lens.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
However, Microsoft 365 uses a technique called the Sender Rewriting Scheme (SRS), which rewrites the return path so that the message still passes SPF checks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
This book series rewrites six classic stories into choose your own adventure style books.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Polymorphic malware changes its appearance with each infection, while metamorphic malware rewrites its code entirely.
—John Chirillo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
That’s probably most clear in the character of Bernadette (voiced by India Brown), who rewrites the annual Christmas pageant to be more woke.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rewrites
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Along with passing the map, the Utah legislature passed a bill on redistricting standards that amends Proposition 4, the law that came into play when Utah courts ruled the map needed to be redistricted.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
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DaCosta both reveals and revises the story’s tragic dimension up front, opening with Hedda being questioned by the police about events that led to a certain consequential gunshot.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Physicists have observed that a proton’s excited states, or resonances, remain influential even when probed at very high energies, a finding that revises previous expectations about the building blocks of matter.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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To protect from equally discomforting interior water, Heimplanet reworks the ventilation system to boost airflow, even in heavy rain and wind conditions.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
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Harris’ team works and reworks an interim message for crowds at Howard University, then pulls her out of the speaking engagement altogether as the numbers sour.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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That changes the game not only for space, but also for intelligence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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With faster, cleaner hydrofoiling ferries that dramatically reduce fuel and maintenance costs, that equation changes.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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While other down jackets feature down filling all over, the Aconcagua 3 mixes traditional down with synthetic insulation in the torso, which improves its breathability and maximizes warmth and moisture resistance.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Nov. 2025
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In children and adolescents, physical activity promotes bone health; encourages healthy growth and the development of muscle; and improves motor and cognitive development.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The State Department regularly updates and modifies travel advisories based on current events, geopolitical issues, and analysis of overall threat risks.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Arriving in the summer of 2026, the Mustang RTR arose from three years of work by Ford engineers and Gittin’s RTR Vehicles, which modifies vehicles’ performance and looks.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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